tiburón

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See also: tiburon, Tiburon, and Tiburón

Aragonese

Etymology

See Spanish tiburón.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tibuˈɾon/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: ti‧bu‧rón

Noun

tiburón m (plural tiburons)

  1. shark

References

Asturian

Etymology

See Spanish tiburón.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tibuˈɾon/,
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Hyphenation: ti‧bu‧rón

Noun

tiburón m (plural tiburones)

  1. shark
    Synonym: escualu

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Portuguese tubarão;[1] see that entry and Spanish tiburón for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tibuˈɾoŋ/
  • Rhymes: -oŋ
  • Hyphenation: ti‧bu‧rón

Noun

tiburón m (plural tiburóns)

  1. shark
    Synonym: quenlla

References

  1. ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, p. 612

Spanish

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Etymology

Perhaps borrowed from or related to Portuguese tubarão[1] (see that entry for more). Related to Catalan tauró, Middle French tibéron, Galician tiburón, Taíno tiburo, and Quechua tiwrun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tibuˈɾon/
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: ti‧bu‧rón

Noun

tiburón m (plural tiburones)

  1. shark
    Synonym: escualo
  2. (economics) raider, share raider

Hypernyms

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, p. 612

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