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terrón

Galician edit

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Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese *terron: terra (“earth”) +‎ -ón. Cognate with Portuguese torrão and Spanish terrón.

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Noun edit

terrón m (plural terróns)

  1. clod, divot, clump of earth
    Synonyms: baloco, leiba
  2. clump, lump (of any other substance)
    Synonym: pela
  3. turf, peat

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References edit

  • “torron” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “terrón” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “terrón” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “terrón” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Augmentative. From tierra (“earth, dirt”) +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /teˈron/ [t̪eˈrõn]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: te‧rrón

Noun edit

terrón m (plural terrones)

  1. clod, clump of earth
  2. clump, lump (of any other substance)
    Synonym: grumo

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