camballón

Galician

A selection of Galician yokes

Alternative forms

• caballón, camallón, comallón

Etymology

From camba (“bend”) +‎ -alla +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑmbaˈʎoŋ]

Noun

camballón m (plural camballóns)

1. shock, stook
2. hook of a trammel
3. crane (machine)
4. central protruding sections of a yoke
5. ridge in between furrows

Related terms

• camba
• canga

References

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