galbana

== Asturian == === Etymology === Uncertain. Thought from Arabic غَالِب (ḡālib, “overcoming, surmounting; excess”) with Romance suffix +‎ -án or +‎ -ano. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡalˈbana/ [ɡalˈβ̞a.na] Rhymes: -ana Syllabification: gal‧ba‧na === Noun === galbana f (plural galbanes) sloth; laziness === References === == Galician == === Etymology === Uncertain. Possibly same origin as galbán: from Proto-Celtic *galbā. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ana Hyphenation: gal‧ba‧na === Noun === galbana f (plural galbanas) sloth, laziness, indolence Synonyms: doca, nugalla, preguiza mantis Synonym: barbantesa ==== Related terms ==== galbán === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “galbana”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “galbana”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “galbana”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Latin == === Noun === galbana nominative/accusative/vocative plural of galbanum == Spanish == === Etymology 1 === Uncertain. Thought from Arabic غَالِب (ḡālib, “overcoming, surmounting; excess”) with Romance suffix +‎ -án +‎ -ano. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɡalˈbana/ [ɡalˈβ̞a.na] Rhymes: -ana Syllabification: gal‧ba‧na ==== Noun ==== galbana f (plural galbanas) laziness; sloth === Etymology 2 === From Andalusian Arabic جلبان (“grasspea”) ==== Noun ==== galbana f (plural galbanas) small pea === References === === Further reading === “galbana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025