xabón

See also: xabon

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin sāpōnem, accusative singular of sāpō, from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaˈbon/, [ɕaˈβ̞õŋ]
• Rhymes: -on
• Hyphenation: xa‧bón

Noun

xabón f (plural xabones)

1. soap

Galician

Alternative forms

• xabrón

Etymology

Under the influence of xabre, from Old Galician-Portuguese sabon (att. circa 1409), from Latin sāpōnem, accusative singular of sāpō, from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ. Cognate with Asturian xabón, Portuguese sabão, Spanish jabón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaˈboŋ/ [ʃaˈβ̞oŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Hyphenation: xa‧bón

Noun

xabón m (plural xabóns)

1. soap

References

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