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Aragonese
Etymology
See Spanish tiburón.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tibuˈɾon/
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: ti‧bu‧rón
Noun
tiburón m (plural tiburons)
- shark
References
Asturian
Etymology
See Spanish tiburón.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tibuˈɾon/
- Rhymes: -on
- Hyphenation: ti‧bu‧rón
Noun
tiburón m (plural tiburones)
- shark
- Synonym: escualu
Galician
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)
- shark
- Synonym: quenlla
References
- ^ 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
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/
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: ti‧bu‧rón
Noun
tiburón m (plural tiburones)
- shark
- Synonym: escualo
- (economics) raider, share raider
Hypernyms
Derived terms
References
- ^ 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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