/baˈɾoŋ/, [baˈɾoŋ]
OrixeFrom Old Galician-Portuguese varon, baron (13th century), from Latin barōnem (“man”). Doublet of barón.
- masculineman (adult male human)
“13th century, Antonio López Ferreiro (ed.), Fueros municipales de Santiago y de su tierra. Madrid: Ediciones Castilla, p. 699” — that excommunicated sin that men do with one another
“ca esta (he) muy boa et nobre rreyna dona Berĩguela co[m] tamana aguça gardou sempre este fillo et llj meteu no curaçõ feyto de obras de piedade de ome barõ, mãçebo et nino, et todo linagẽ de omes -es” — because this very noble and excellent queen, Lady Berenguela, with great care protected her son and put in his heart acts of piety of adult man, young man and boy, and of all the lineage of men -that
Formasvaróns(plural) · varom(alternative) · varão(alternative)