carpín

See also: carpin

Galician

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Italian scarpa (“shoe”), from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz.

Alternative forms

• escarpín

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑɾˈpiŋ]

Noun

carpín m (plural carpíns)

1. thick woolen sock usually worn with clogs

Related terms

• escarpa
• escarpado

 

References

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

Etymology 2

Verb

carpín

1. first-person singular preterite indicative of carpir

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɾˈpin/ [kaɾˈpĩn]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: car‧pín

Noun

carpín m (plural carpines)

1. goldfish (any of several taxa)

   Synonyms: carpín dorado, carpa dorada