galbana

Asturian

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Arabic [script needed] (galbāba, “grief, sadness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡalˈbana/, [ɡalˈβ̞a.na]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Hyphenation: gal‧ba‧na

Noun

galbana f (plural galbanes)

1. sloth; laziness

Galician

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Arabic [script needed] (galbāba, “grief, sadness”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡalˈbana/ [ɡɑlˈβ̞a.nɐ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ɡalˈbana/ [ɡɑlˈβ̞a.nɐ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /ħalˈbana/ [ħɑlˈβ̞a.nɐ]

• Rhymes: -ana
• Hyphenation: gal‧ba‧na

Noun

galbana f (plural galbanas)

1. sloth, laziness, indolence

   Synonyms: doca, nugalla, preguiza

2. mantis

   Synonym: barbantesa

References

• “galbana” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “galbana” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “galbana” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Latin

Noun

galbana

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of galbanum

Spanish

Etymology 1

From Arabic [script needed] (galbāba, “grief, sadness”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡalˈbana/ [ɡalˈβ̞a.na]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: gal‧ba‧na

Noun

galbana f (plural galbanas)

1. laziness; sloth

Etymology 2

From Andalusian Arabic جلبان (“grasspea”)

Noun

galbana f (plural galbanas)

1. small pea

Further reading

• “galbana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014