arpón

Galician

arpón

Alternative forms

• arpom, arpão (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Borrowed from French harpon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾˈpoŋ/ [aɾˈpoŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Hyphenation: ar‧pón

Noun

arpón m (plural arpóns)

1. harpoon

Further reading

• “arpón”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French harpon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾˈpon/ [aɾˈpõn]

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ar‧pón

Noun

arpón m (plural arpones)

1. harpoon

   Synonym: (Andalusian, Murcian) tridente

Derived terms

• arponar
• arponear
• arponero

Descendants

• → Ye'kwana: adajuuna

Further reading

• “arpón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025