tourón

Galician

Alternative forms

• turón

Etymology

Perhaps from touro, because of its fierceness. Cognate with Portuguese toirão and Spanish turón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /towˈɾoŋ/

Noun

tourón m (plural touróns)

1. ferret; polecat (Mustela putorius, a mustelid of Eurasia)

   Synonym: furón

References

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