grifolín

Asturian

Alternative forms

  • grifollín (obsolete)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɾifoˈlin/ [ɡɾi.foˈlĩŋ]
  • Rhymes: -in
  • Syllabification: gri‧fo‧lín

Noun

grifolín m (plural grifolinos)

  1. clarinet (string instrument)
    Synonym: clarinete
    • 1789, Antonio Baldivares Argüelles, Las Exequias de Carlos III en Oviedo (poem):
      Chillaben que yera cosa,
      De perder un home el sesu.
      Dos grifollinos gallegos,
      Acompangaben con ellos,
      They made so much noise,
      as to make a man lose his mind.
      Two Galician clarinets,
      Accompanying them
  2. drone (part of a bagpipe)

References

  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “grifolín”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
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