rifón

Galician

Alternative forms

• rifom, rifão (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From rifar (“to quarrel”) +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /riˈfoŋ/

Noun

rifón m (plural rifóns)

1. smallish stallion used to prepare a mare on heat

Adjective

rifón (feminine rifona, masculine plural rifóns, feminine plural rifonas)

1. grumpy; quarrelsome

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rifon”, 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), “rifón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rifón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “rifón”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024