leilán

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Galician

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese leylam (attested since 1325). Probably from Arabic الإِعْلَام (al-ʔiʕlām, notice, instruction). Compare Portuguese leilão.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lejˈlaŋ/ [lejˈlɑŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Hyphenation: lei‧lán

Noun

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leilán m (plural leiláns)

  1. (dated) auction
    Synonyms: almoeda, leiloio, poxa
    • 1325, E. Portela Silva, editor, La región del obispado de Tuy en los siglos XII a XV. Una sociedad en expansión y en la crisis, Santiago: Tip. El Eco Franciscano, page 400:
      que o vendan todo e que o metan ao leylam a quem mays der por elo
      they shall sell it all and put it on auction to see who pays more for it
  2. truant, vagabond
    Synonyms: truán, vagabundo

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