baldequín

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French baldekin, from Italian baldacchino, from Baldacca, a variant of Bagdad (“Baghdad”), where the material originally came from.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bɑldeˈkiŋ]

Noun

baldequín m (plural baldequíns)

  1. baldaquin, canopy
    Synonyms: doser, almocalla, almocela

References
  • “baldequín” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
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