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

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “camballón”, 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), “camballón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “camallón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN