xardón

Galician

Monument to the poet Uxío Novoneyra: Abrairas, teixos, faias, xardois e reboleiras! ("Hazelnuts, yews, beeches, hollies and oaks!")

Alternative forms

sardón

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃaɾˈdoŋ/ [ʃaɾˈð̞oŋ]
Rhymes: -oŋ
Hyphenation: xar‧dón

Etymology 1

Uncertain: from a substrate language and probably related to Spanish zarza.[1]

Noun

xardón m (plural xardois)

(regional) holly (Ilex spp.)
Synonym: acivro
(regional) holm oak (Quercus ilex)
Synonym: aciñeira

Derived terms

xardoal

Etymology 2

Ultimatelly from Arabic حَرْذُون (ḥarḏūn); compare Portuguese sardão and Spanish fardacho.

Noun

xardón m (plural xardóns)

(regional) ocellated lizard (Timon lepidus)
Synonym: lagarto arnal

References

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

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “zarza”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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