tourón

Galician

Alternative forms

• turón

Etymology

Perhaps from touro, because of its fierceness. Cognate with Portuguese toirão and Spanish turón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /towˈɾoŋ/

Noun

tourón m (plural touróns)

1. ferret; polecat (Mustela putorius, a mustelid of Eurasia)

   Synonym: furón

References

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