chamizo

Galician

Chamizos near Pena Trevinca

Etymology

From chama (“flame”) +‎ -izo. Compare Portuguese chamiço.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈmiθo̝/, (western) /t͡ʃaˈmiso̝/

Noun

chamizo m (plural chamizos)

1. dry or partially burnt twig used as firewood; brand

   Synonyms: cádavo, cando, ganzo

Derived terms

• máis neghro ca un chamizo

Descendants

• → Spanish: chamizo
  • → English: chamiso

References

• “chamizo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “chamizo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “chamizo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Galician chamizo, from chama (“flame”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /t͡ʃaˈmiθo/ [t͡ʃaˈmi.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /t͡ʃaˈmiso/ [t͡ʃaˈmi.so]
• Rhymes: -iθo
• Rhymes: -iso
• Syllabification: cha‧mi‧zo

Noun

chamizo m (plural chamizos)

1. shack
2. hut

   Synonym: cabaña

Related terms

• chamiza

 

Descendants

• → English: chamiso

Further reading

• “chamizo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014