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xibón

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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃiˈboŋ/ [ʃiˈβ̞oŋ]
  • Rhymes: -oŋ
  • Hyphenation: xi‧bón

Etymology 1

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Attested since 1381. Probably from Old Occitan or Old French; ultimately from Arabic جبة.[1] Doublet of chupa.

Noun

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xibón m (plural xibóns)

  1. doublet (article of men's clothing)

Etymology 2

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From French gibbon.

Noun

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xibón m (plural xibóns)

  1. gibbon

References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “jubón”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos