rifón

Galician

Etymology

From rifar (“to quarrel”) +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /riˈfoŋ/

Noun

rifón m (plural rifóns)

smallish stallion used to prepare a mare on heat

Adjective

rifón (feminine rifona, masculine plural rifóns, feminine plural rifonas)

grumpy; quarrelsome

References

“rifon” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“rifón” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“rifón” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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