tábano

== Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin tabanus, with stress on the first syllable, unlike many of its Romance cognates. Compare however Catalan tave / tàvec versus the form tavà, with stress on the second syllable. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtabano/ [ˈt̪a.β̞a.no] Rhymes: -abano Syllabification: tá‧ba‧no === Noun === tábano m (plural tábanos) gadfly (insect) === Further reading === “tábano”, 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