baldequín

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French baldekin, from Italian baldacchino, from Baldacca, a variant of Bagdad (“Baghdad”), where the material originally came from.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɑldeˈkiŋ]

Noun

baldequín m (plural baldequíns)

1. baldaquin, canopy

   Synonyms: doser, almocalla, almocela

References

• “baldequín” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.