lampiño

Spanish

Etymology

Unknown origin. Perhaps from the diminutive of Galician lampo (“beardless”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lamˈpiɲo/ [lãmˈpi.ɲo]
• Rhymes: -iɲo
• Syllabification: lam‧pi‧ño

Adjective

lampiño (feminine lampiña, masculine plural lampiños, feminine plural lampiñas)

1. having little or no body hair

   Synonym: liso

   Antonyms: peludo, velludo

2. beardless

   Synonym: liso

   Antonyms: barbado, barbón, barbudo

Derived terms

• rata lampiña

 

See also

• calvo
• pelón
• barbar
• rasurar
• depilar
• embarbecer

Further reading

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