varón

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See also: varon and váron

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese baron (13th century); attested since the 9th century in local Medieval Latin charters as baro,[1] ultimately from Proto-Germanic *barô, either from Late Latin barō of directly from Gothic or Suevic. Doublet of barón.[2]

Pronunciation

Noun

varón m (plural varóns)

  1. man (adult male human)
    • 13th century, Antonio López Ferreiro (ed.), Fueros municipales de Santiago y de su tierra. Madrid: Ediciones Castilla, p. 699:
      aquel pecado escumungado que fazen os barones unos con outros
      that excommunicated sin that men do with one another
    • c1295, Ramón Lorenzo (ed.), La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla. Ourense: I.E.O.P.F,, page 814:
      ca esta (he) muy boa et nobre rreyna dona Berĩguela co[m] tamana aguça gardou sempre este fillo et llj meteu no curaçõ feyto de obras de piedade de ome barõ, mãçebo et nino, et todo linagẽ de omes -esto he barõ et moller-
      because this very noble and excellent queen, Lady Berenguela, with great care protected her son and put in his heart acts of piety of adult man, young man and boy, and of all the lineage of men - that is, man and woman -

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References

  1. ^ "Baron" in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica.
  2. ^ Template:R:DCECH

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin varōnem, accusative of varō. Compare Portuguese varão, English baron.

Pronunciation

Noun

varón m (plural varones)

  1. person of male sex
    Synonyms: hombre, macho
    Antonym: hembra

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