marulán

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Galician

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Etymology

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Attested since the 19th century. Perhaps from *marullanus, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *māros (big).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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marulán m (plural maruláns)

  1. (historical) elder; usually the richest farmer of a community

References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “mayor”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos