What is the origin of the word cambullón?
The word cambullón is a Canarianism of Portuguese origin whose meaning, as defined by the Basic Dictionary of Canarianisms, of the Canarian Academy of Language, is the following: «Traffic of goods consisting of exchanging or selling different products on ships docked or anchored in ports, especially to the crew members of foreign vessels, even bordering on illegality». It comes from the word cambulhão. This hypothesis, which was put forward at the time by the ethnographer from La Palma J. Pérez Vidal and has continued to be supported by other specialists in Canarian Spanish, is of greater weight and solvency than others that have related the term to the English language.
Our words
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1. adj. Said of the branch of a tree, very prominent in relation to the crown.
2. adj. That is exposed to the cold for having the dress somewhat uncovered. Now he comes all disheveled and is going to catch a cold.
3. adj. GC. Said of a rural construction, such as houses and stables, that is found in open places. That very exposed house must be very insecure.
Information about the localization of voices and meanings
Fv: Fuerteventura
GC: Gran Canaria
Go: La Gomera
Hi: El Hierro
LP: La Palma
Lz: Lanzarote
Occ: Western Islands (Tenerife, La Gomera, La Palma and El Hierro)
Or: Eastern Islands (Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria)
Tf: Tenerife
