batán
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Batáns (fulling mills) do Mosquetín, Vimianzo, Galicia
See also: batan
Galician
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Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish batán, probably from Andalusian Arabic بَاطَان (baṭán), from Arabic بِطَانَة (biṭāna, “liner, lining”).
Pronunciation
Noun
batán m (plural batáns)
- fulling mill
- Synonym: folón
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “batán”, 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), “batán”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “batán”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Spanish
Etymology
Probably from Andalusian Arabic بَاطَان (bāṭān), from Arabic بِطَانَة (biṭāna, “liner, lining”).
Pronunciation
Noun
batán m (plural batanes)
- (textile) fulling mill
Derived terms
Further reading
- “batán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014