garañón

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish guarañón (“stud, stallion”), from Proto-Germanic *wranjonis, accusative of *wranjo, cognate of Dutch ruin and regional German Raune. Compare Portuguese garanhão, Occitan garanhon, and Old French gareignun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaɾaˈɲon/, [ɡaɾaˈɲõn]
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Noun

garañón m (plural garañones)

  1. an ass, camel, or horse that is a stud
  2. a machoman; a sexually successful and virile man
  3. a goat chosen to become a sire
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