lobicán

Galician

Alternative forms

lubicán

Etymology

From lobo (“wolf”) +‎ can (“dog”).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [lʊβiˈkaŋ]

Noun

lobicán m (plural lobicáns)

wolf dog (a hybrid between a wolf and a dog)

References

“lubican” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“lobicán” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“lobicán” 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) “lobo I”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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