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van

Pronunciation: /ˈbaŋ/

“van” is a Galician word. Its 6 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. empty, devoid of content, containing only air
  2. useless, ineffective
  3. vacuous, trivial-minded

noun

  1. waist
  2. empty, vacant

verb

  1. go; third-person plural present indicative of ir

In Galician

  1. Parte estreita do tronco enriba dos cadrís.

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese vão (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin vānus (“empty”). Cognate with Portuguese vão and Spanish vano.

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