castrón

See also: castron

Galician

Etymology

From castrar (“to castrate”) +‎ -ón;[1] compare capón.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kasˈtɾoŋ/

Noun

castrón m (plural castróns)

  1. castrated goat
  2. he-goat, billy goat
    Synonyms: bode, cabrón, chibo, godallo

References
  • “castron” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “castron” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “castron” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “castrón” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “castrón” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  1. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “castrar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
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