serrón

Galician

A handsaw

Alternative forms

• serrom, serrão (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From serra +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈroŋ/

Noun

serrón m (plural serróns)

1. handsaw, crosscut saw
2. dorsal fin
3. (geography) sierra
4. backbone

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “serrón”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “serrón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “serrón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “serrón”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012