tamosen

Guanche

Etymology

From Proto-Berber. See Central Atlas Tamazight ⵜⵉⵎⵥⵉⵏ (timẓin, “barley”), Kabyle timẓin (“barley”).

Noun

tamosen

1. (Fuerteventura, Lanzarote) barley

   Synonyms: (Gran Canaria dialect) aramotanoque (“barley”), (Tenerife dialect) tano (“barley”)

   • 1772, José de Viera y Clavijo, Noticias de la historia general de las Islas de Canaria, page 133:

     Tamosen. Cebada.

     Tamosen. Barley.

See also

• yrichen (“wheat”)

References

• Blench, Roger. "The peopling of the Canaries: new data and new hypotheses" (PDF).