sámago

Galician

cerne ("heartwood") and sámago ("sapwood")

Etymology

Perhaps from so (“under, by”) + ámago.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsamɐɣʊ]

Noun

sámago m (plural sámagos)

1. sapwood

   Synonyms: ámago, magolo, samo

2. marrow, live bone inside a horn or a hoof

   Synonym: ámago

Related terms

• samagueiro

References

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