esparaván

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Galician

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Etymology

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Attested since circa 1409. From Old French esparvain (French éparvin), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sparwô, *sparwaz (sparrow).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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esparaván m (plural esparaváns)

  1. spavin, bone spavin

References

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From esparver, from Provençal esparvier, via Frankish from Proto-Germanic *sparwô, *sparwaz (sparrow) (since horses infected with spavin were said to walk like sparrows).

Noun

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esparaván m (plural esparavanes)

  1. spavin, bone spavin

Further reading

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