lobicán

Galician

Alternative forms

  • lubicán

Etymology

From lobo (wolf) +‎ can (dog).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lʊβiˈkaŋ]

Noun

lobicán m (plural lobicáns)

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

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “lobo I”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos