escarabana

Galician

Etymology 1

Perhaps from carambo, carámbano (“icicle, ice”), but compare Portuguese gravanada.

Alternative forms

esgarabana

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [eskaɾaˈβanɐ]

Noun

escarabana f (plural escarabanas)

blizzard
Synonyms: cebrisca, corisco
hail storm
Synonym: sarabiada

Derived terms

escarabanar
escarabanoso

Related terms

Escanabada

References

“escarabana” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“escarabana” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“escarabana” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Verb

escarabana

third-person singular present indicative of escarabanar

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