zapón

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Galician

parts of a Galician bagpipe

Etymology

18th century. Probably from Suevic, from Proto-Germanic *tappô (English tap, German Zapfen, "bung"); compare the doublets tapón and zapa.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θapˈoŋ/, (western) /sapˈoŋ/

Noun

zapón m (plural zapóns)

  1. trap; trapdoor
    Synonyms: trapa, trapela, zapa
  2. head of a barrel
  3. valvule of the bagpipe blowstick

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “tapa”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos