galeón

See also: galeon

Galician

Etymology

From old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese galeon (13th century, Alfonso X): galea (“galley”) +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaleˈoŋ/

Noun

galeón m (plural galeóns)

1. (historical) galleon
2. traditional one or two masted sailboat, with fore-and-aft sails, having up to 20 m of length, similar to a schooner

   Synonyms: galeón de ría, trincado

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “galeon”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “galeón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• "galeón" in Lorenzo Fernández, Secundino, Dicionario fluvial.

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Spanish

Etymology

Augmentative form of galea, obsolete form of galera, "galley".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.le̞ˈo̞n/
• Rhymes: -on

Noun

galeón m (plural galeones)

1. galleon

Related terms

• galea
• galera

Descendants

• English: galleon