golfiño

• gonfín

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese golfinno (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin delphīnus, perhaps influenced by golfo (“gulf”) or by golfe (“sargasso”) or by golfar (“to spurt”); from Ancient Greek δελφίν (delphín).

• IPA^(key): /ɡolˈfiɲo̝/

golfiño m (plural golfiños)

1. dolphin

   Synonyms: arroaz, touliña

• delfín

• “golfinno” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “golfiño” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.