noun, masculine/ɡabiˈlan/plural: gavilanes
sparrow hawk; nib of a pen; ingrown toenail; extrusion on the hilt of an early modern sword
Probably from a derivative of Gothic *𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌰 (*gabila), which would be related to Proto-West Germanic *gabulu (“fork”); compare Portuguese gavião and Old High German gabila, gabala.