galopín

See also: galopin

Galician

Alternative forms

• galopim (reintegrationist)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Related to French galopin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaloˈpiŋ/

Noun

galopín m (plural galopíns)

1. a child who engages in clever, harmless mischief

Further reading

• “galopín”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Spanish

Etymology

galopo +‎ -ín

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaloˈpin/ [ɡa.loˈpĩn]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: ga‧lo‧pín

Noun

galopín m (plural galopines)

1. cabin boy

Further reading

• “galopín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10