See also: balsamo and Bálsamo

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

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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

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References edit

  • balsamo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • basmo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • balsam” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • 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 edit

Etymology edit

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

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbaw.sa.mu/ [ˈbaʊ̯.sa.mu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbaw.sa.mo/ [ˈbaʊ̯.sa.mo]

  • Hyphenation: bál‧sa‧mo

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bálsamo m (plural bálsamos)

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

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin balsamum,[1] from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon, balsam-bearing tree, plant).

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

bálsamo m (plural bálsamos)

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

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Descendants edit

  • Highland Popoluca: balsamo

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