adramán

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Galician

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Etymology

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Attested since circa 1750. From Old French Braimant, a fictitious Saracen giant who was defeated by Charlemagne.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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adramán m (plural adramáns)

  1. giant; an extremely big person or animal
    Synonym: cachimán

References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “bramante”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos