barbán

Caló

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Romani balval, from Sanskrit वात (vāta).

Noun

barbán m

  1. wind

References

  • “barbán” in J. Tineo Rebolledo, A Chipicalli (La Llengua Gitana), Granada: Gómez de la Cruz, 1900, →OCLC, page 17.
  • Francisco Quindalé (1867), “barbal, barban”, in Diccionario gitano‎[1] (in Spanish), Madrid: Oficina Tipográfica del Hospicio
  • “barban” in Flamenco - Caló, El Flamenco.
  • “barbán” in Vocabulario : Caló - Español, Portal del Flamenco y Universidad.

Galician

Noun

barbán m (plural barbáns, feminine barbá, feminine plural barbás)

  1. bearded person
    Synonym: barbudo

Further reading

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