grifolín

Asturian

Alternative forms

• grifollín (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɾifoˈlin/ [ɡɾi.foˈlĩŋ]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: gri‧fo‧lín

Etymology

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Noun

grifolín m (plural grifolinos)

1. clarinet (string instrument)
   • 1789, Antonio Baldivares Argüelles, Las Exequias de Carlos III en Oviedo (poem):

     Chillaben que yera cosa,
     De perder un home el sesu.
     Dos grifollinos gallegos,
     Acompangaben con ellos,

     They made so much noise,
     as to make a man lose his mind.
     Two Galician clarinets,
     Accompanying them

   Synonym: clarinete

2. drone (part of a bagpipe)

References

• “grifolín” in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana. Xosé Lluis García Arias. →ISBN.