podón

Galician

Alternative forms

• podom, podão (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From poda (“pruning”) +‎ -ón. Compare Portuguese podão and Spanish podón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈðoŋ/

Noun

podón m (plural podóns)

1. billhook, pruning hook

   Synonyms: gateño, gabillo, gadancho, gabuñón, esbrillón, calexeiro, chapodo

Related terms

• poda
• podadeira
• podar

References

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

Spanish

Noun

podón m (plural podones)

1. billhook; pruning hook

Further reading

• “podón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28