bálsamo

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See also: balsamo and Bálsamo

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese balsamo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon).

Pronunciation

Noun

bálsamo m (plural bálsamos)

  1. balsam (resin)
  2. balsam (plant)
  3. balsam (ointment)
    Synonyms: pomada, ungüento
    • 1350, Kelvin M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto "Padre Sarmiento", page 150:
      Sabede que ẽno mũdo nõ ha jnçenso nẽ frol nẽ balsamo nẽ outra cousa que tã bõo olor aja cõmo esta pẽna.
      You must know that in the world there is no incense, flower, balsam, nor another thing that has such a good smell as this pelt

Derived terms

References

  • Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “balsamo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
  • Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “basmo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
  • Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “balsam”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
  • “bálsamo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “bálsamo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “bálsamo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: bál‧sa‧mo

Noun

bálsamo m (plural bálsamos)

  1. balsam (sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from some plants)

Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon, “balsam-bearing tree, plant”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbalsamo/
  • Rhymes: -alsamo
  • Syllabification: bál‧sa‧mo

Noun

bálsamo m (plural bálsamos)

  1. balsam
  2. balsam (tree or shrub)
  3. hair conditioner
    Synonym: acondicionador

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Highland Popoluca: balsamo

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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