xibón

Galician

Alternative forms

• gibom, gibão (reintegrationist)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃiˈboŋ/ [ʃiˈβ̞oŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Hyphenation: xi‧bón

Etymology 1

Attested since 1381. Probably from Old Occitan or Old French; ultimately from Arabic جبة. Doublet of chupa.

Noun

xibón m (plural xibóns)

1. doublet (article of men's clothing)

Etymology 2

From French gibbon.

Noun

xibón m (plural xibóns)

1. gibbon

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “gibon”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “gibo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “xibón”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (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), “xibón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “xibón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN