garrafón

Galician

Etymology

From garrafa +‎ -ón. Compare Portuguese garrafão.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡaraˈfoŋ]

Noun

garrafón m (plural garrafóns)

1. demijohn

Related terms

• garrafa

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “garrafón”, 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), “garrafón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “garrafón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

Etymology

From garrafa +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaraˈfon/ [ɡa.raˈfõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ga‧rra‧fón

Noun

garrafón m (plural garrafones)

1. demijohn (bottle)

   Synonym: damajuana

2. tampered drink
3. (Mexico) 20 liter water jug

Related terms

• garrafa

 

Descendants

• → Cebuano: garapon
• → Tagalog: garapon

Further reading

• “garrafón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10