risón

Galician

Alternative forms

• resón, rezón, rizón
• risom, risão, rizom, rizão (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Perhaps from Old French ris (“reef, portion of a sail”) +‎ -on.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /riˈsoŋ/ [riˈs̺oŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Hyphenation: ri‧són

Noun

risón m (plural risóns)

1. (nautical) grapnel

   Synonym: arpeu

References

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