escarabana

Galician

Etymology 1

Perhaps from carambo, carámbano (“icicle, ice”), but compare Portuguese gravanada.

Alternative forms

• esgarabana

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [eskaɾaˈβanɐ]

Noun

escarabana f (plural escarabanas)

1. blizzard

   Synonyms: cebrisca, corisco

2. hail storm

   Synonym: sarabiada

Derived terms

• escarabanar
• escarabanoso

Related terms

• Escanabada

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “escarabana”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “escarabana”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “escarabana”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

escarabana

1. third-person singular present indicative of escarabanar