furón

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Asturian

Etymology

From Late Latin fūrō, fūrōnis (thief), from Classical Latin fūr (thief). Compare Portuguese furão, Galician furón and Spanish hurón.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fuˈɾon/,
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Hyphenation: fu‧rón

Noun

furón m (plural furones)

  1. ferret
    Synonym: rámila

Further reading

Fala

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese foron, from Late Latin fūrōnem (thief).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fuˈɾon/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: fu‧rón

Noun

furón m (plural (Lagarteiru, Mañegu) furós or (Valverdeñu) furóns)

  1. ferret

References

  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web), 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Galician

Furón

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese foron, from Late Latin fūrō, fūrōnis (thief), from Classical Latin fūr (thief). Compare Portuguese furão, Asturian furón, Spanish hurón.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fuˈɾoŋ/
  • Rhymes: -oŋ
  • Hyphenation: fu‧rón

Noun

furón m (plural furóns)

  1. ferret

Derived terms

References