carrán

Galician

Alternative forms

carrao, carrau, quirrán

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, probably; the different dialectal forms points to a protoform *carrano.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kɑˈraŋ]

Noun

carrán m (plural carráns)

tern (Sterna hirundo)

References

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

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