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Italian
Etymology
From Latin laetāmen (“dung, manure”) < laetus (“happy, rich”, also later “fertile”). Compare Dalmatian lotum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /leˈta.me/
- Rhymes: -ame
- Hyphenation: le‧tà‧me
Noun
letame m (plural letami)
- manure
- (figurative) immorality, corruption
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian letame,[1] from Latin laetāmen (“dung, manure”) < laetus (“happy, rich, also later fertile”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /leˈtame/
- Rhymes: -ame
- Syllabification: le‧ta‧me
Noun
letame m (plural letames)
- manure, (land) fertilizer
- Synonyms: abono, tarquín
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