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Galician
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese baldon (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Old French bandon (“jurisdiction”), a bandon (“at will, freely”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bannaną. Cognate with Spanish baldón.
Pronunciation
Noun
baldón m (plural baldóns)
- (dated) insult
- shove
Etymology 2
Unknown. Cognate with Spanish balda (“shelf”).
Pronunciation
Noun
baldón m (plural baldóns)
- board
Etymology 3
banda + -ón.
Pronunciation
Noun
baldón m (plural baldóns)
- iron tyre of a traditional cart
- Synonym: lamia
Etymology 4
From French bondon.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
baldón m (plural baldóns)
- bung
- Synonyms: betoque, zapa, zapón
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “baldon”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “baldon”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “baldón”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “baldón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “baldón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French bandon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /balˈdon/
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: bal‧dón
Noun
baldón m (plural baldones)
- insult
1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:Se sabía de memoria sin omitir sílaba ni aun letra los deberes del hombre, y era regular maestra en tocar el piano, hallándose capaz de poner las manos en cualquiera de esas horribles fantasías que son encanto de las niñas tocadoras y terror de los oídos y baldón del arte musical.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2016 July, “Simulacro de democracia”, in El Nacional:Es evidente que ignoran a un pueblo que no se resigna y no se resignará a claudicar ante el oprobio y el baldón, que estos mismos caporales están empeñados en asfixiarnos para que perdamos el norte de nuestro destino.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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