gamón
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White asphodel
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
Unknown. Probably from a substrate language. Possibly related to Proto-Brythonic *gwɨmon, from Proto-Celtic *wimmonā, and this possibly from a non-IE substrate language or from Proto-Indo-European *weyb- (“to wind around”). Cognate with Portuguese gamão, Spanish gamón and Catalan gamó.
Pronunciation
Noun
gamón m (plural gamóns)
- branched asphodel (Asphodelus ramosus)
- white asphodel (Asphodelus albus)
- twig of any of said plants, used in the past as light source
Derived terms
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “gamón”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “gamón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “gamón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Spanish
Etymology
Unknown. Probably from a substrate language. Possibly related to Proto-Brythonic *gwɨmon, from Proto-Celtic *wimmonā, and this possibly from a non-IE substrate language or from Proto-Indo-European *weyb- (“to wind around”). Cognate with Portuguese gamão, Galician gamón and Catalan gamó.
Pronunciation
Noun
gamón m (plural gamones)
Further reading
- “gamón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10