xardón

Galician

Monument to the poet Uxío Novoneyra: Abrairas, teixos, faias, xardois e reboleiras! ("Hazelnuts, yews, beeches, hollies and oaks!")

Alternative forms

• sardón

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaɾˈdoŋ/ [ʃaɾˈð̞oŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Hyphenation: xar‧dón

Etymology 1

Uncertain: from a substrate language and probably related to Spanish zarza.

Noun

xardón m (plural xardois)

1. (regional) holly (Ilex spp.)

   Synonym: acivro

2. (regional) holm oak (Quercus ilex)

   Synonym: aciñeira

Derived terms

• xardoal

Etymology 2

Ultimatelly from Arabic حَرْذُون (ḥarḏūn); compare Portuguese sardão and Spanish fardacho.

Noun

xardón m (plural xardóns)

1. (regional) ocellated lizard (Timon lepidus)

   Synonym: lagarto arnal

References

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