zapón

Galician

parts of a Galician bagpipe

Etymology

18th century. Probably from Suevic, from Proto-Germanic *tappô (English tap, German Zapfen, "bung"); compare the doublets tapón and zapa.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /θapˈoŋ/, (western) /sapˈoŋ/

Noun

zapón m (plural zapóns)

trap; trapdoor
Synonyms: trapa, trapela, zapa
head of a barrel
valvule of the bagpipe blowstick

Related terms

zapar

References

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

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “tapa”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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