orneón

Galician

A Galician gaita ("bagpipe")

Etymology

From ornear (to trumpet) +‎ -ón, from Proto-Germanic *hurną (“horn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oɾneˈoŋ/

Noun

orneón m (plural orneóns)

1. (dated) drone (of bagpipes)
2. a person that speaks nasally

Synonyms

• roncón

References

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