galardão

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese galardon, gualardon cognate with Spanish galardón; ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wiþra (“against”) + *launą (“reward”), literally ‘back-payment’.[1] Confer Old French guerdon, Old High German widarlōn, Old English wiþerlēan.

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡɐ.lɐɾ.ðɐ̃w̃/
  • Hyphenation: ga‧lar‧dão

Noun

galardão m (plural galardões)

  1. reward
  2. prize

References
  1. Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. galardón.
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