randón

Galician

Etymology

Probably from Old French randon, from randir (“to run, gallop”) (whence French randonnée (“long walk, hike”)), from Frankish *rant, *rand (“run”, noun), from Proto-Germanic *randijō, from *rinnaną (“run”, verb), from Proto-Indo-European *(H)r ̊-nw- (“to flow, move, run”). See run.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ranˈdoŋ/

Adverb

randón

  1. intrepidly, without qualms, fully, violently

Usage notes
  • Always preceded by preposition de.

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