pingallón

Galician

Etymology

From pingallo (“hanging skin”) +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [piŋɡaˈʎoŋ], (northwest) [pinkaˈʎoŋ]

Noun

pingallón m (plural pingallóns)

1. uvula

   Synonyms: pingallo, pinguelo, úvula

Related terms

• pinga
• pingallo
• pingar

References

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