gavilán

See also: Gavilán and Gavilan

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from a derivative of GothicCategory:Spanish terms derived from Gothic#GAVILAN *𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌰 (*gabila), which would be related to Proto-West Germanic *gabulu (“fork”); compare Portuguese gavião and Old High German gabila, gabala.

Pronunciation

Noun

gavilán m (plural gavilanes)Category:Spanish lemmas#GAVILANCategory:Spanish nouns#GAVILANCategory:Spanish countable nouns#GAVILANCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#GAVILANCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#GAVILANCategory:Pages with entries#GAVILÁNCategory:Pages with 1 entry#GAVILÁN

  1. sparrow hawk
  2. nib of a pen
  3. (Latin AmericaCategory:Latin American Spanish#GAVILAN) ingrown toenail
  4. (archaicCategory:Spanish terms with archaic senses#GAVILAN, usually in the plural) extrusion on the hilt of an early modern sword

Derived terms

Further reading

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