pontón

== Galician == === Alternative forms === pontom, pontão (reintegrationist) === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin pontō, pontōnem (“ferryboat”), from pōns (“bridge”). Cognate with Portuguese pontão. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ponˈtoŋ/, /punˈtoŋ/ === Noun === pontón m (plural pontóns) a small bridge Synonyms: pasada, pontella joist rafter Synonym: cango ==== Derived terms ==== Pontón ==== Related terms ==== ponte === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “pontoos”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “pontón”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ponton”, 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), “pontón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pontón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN “pontón”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin pontōnem (“ferryboat”), from pōns (“bridge”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ponˈton/ [põn̪ˈt̪õn] Rhymes: -on Syllabification: pon‧tón === Noun === pontón m (plural pontones) pontoon (for boats) bridge made of planks ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “pontón”, 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