xabón

See also: xabon

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin sāpōnem, accusative singular of sāpō, from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ.

Noun

xabón f (plural xabones)

1. soap

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Galician

Alternative forms

• xabrón

Etymology

Under the influence of xabre, from Old Galician (sabon, circa 1409) and Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin sāpōnem, accusative singular of sāpō, from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ. Cognate with Asturian xabón, Portuguese sabão, Spanish jabón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃaˈβoŋ]

Noun

xabón m (plural xabóns)

1. soap

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “sabon”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “xabón”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “xabón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “xabón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN