quiñón

See also: quinon

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese, from Late Latin quiniō, quinionis (“a group of five”). Cognate with Portuguese quinhão.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiˈɲoŋ/

Noun

quiñón m (plural quiñóns)

1. (archaic) a fifth
2. share, portion, part

   Synonyms: lote, mera, partilla, sorte

   1. each fisherman's share or portion of the fish captured by his ship

References

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• “quinon” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
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• “quiñón” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.