pillabán

See also: pillaban

Galician

Etymology

Perhaps from pillar (“to catch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piʎaˈβaŋ/

Noun

pillabán m (plural pillabáns, feminine pillabana, feminine plural pillabanas)

1. a rogue, a rascal, a trickster, a scoundrel

   Synonyms: moinante, truán, tunante, tuno

Adjective

pillabán (feminine pillabana, masculine plural pillabáns, feminine plural pillabanas)

1. cheeky; shrewd

   Synonyms: pícaro, raposeiro

2. sly

   Synonym: arteiro

Related terms

• pillar

References

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