barragán

Ladino

Alternative forms

• baragán

Adjective

barragán (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling באראגאן)

1. courageous

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baraˈɡan/ [ba.raˈɣ̞ãn]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ba‧rra‧gán

Etymology 1

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Adjective

barragán (feminine barragana, masculine plural barraganes, feminine plural barraganas)

1. (obsolete) brave

   Synonym: valiente

Noun

barragán m (plural barraganes, feminine barragana, feminine plural barraganas)

1. the lover of a married person; a concubine or cicisbeo
2. (obsolete) companion

   Synonym: compañero

Etymology 2

From Arabic بَرَّكَان (barrakān).

Noun

barragán m (plural barraganes)

1. barracan; a waterproof woolen fabric
2. a coat made of this fabric

Further reading

• “barragán”, 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