xibón

Galician

Alternative forms

• gibom, gibão (reintegrationist)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃiˈboŋ/ [ʃiˈβ̞oŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Hyphenation: xi‧bón

Etymology 1

Attested since 1381. Probably from Old Occitan or Old French; ultimately from Arabic جبة. Doublet of chupa.

Noun

xibón m (plural xibóns)

1. doublet (article of men's clothing)

Etymology 2

From French gibbon.

Noun

xibón m (plural xibóns)

1. gibbon

References

• Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “gibon”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “gibo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “xibón” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “xibón” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “xibón” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.