álamo

See also: alamo, Alamo, and Álamo

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain origin. Possibly from Vandalic *alms, or an alteration of Latin alnus (“alder”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.la.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.la.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.la.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.lɐ.mu/

• Hyphenation: á‧la‧mo

Noun

álamo m (plural álamos)

1. poplar (any of the trees in the genus Populus)

   Synonym: choupo

Related terms

• alameda
• alamedado
• alamedar

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Spanish

Etymology

From Vandalic *alms (“elm, elm-like trees”), related to Old Norse almr (“elm”), from Proto-Germanic *elmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élem (“mountain elm”).

Possibly influenced by Celtiberian: see also Asturian llamera; akin to Irish leamhán (“elm”), Welsh llwyf (“elm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalamo/ [ˈa.la.mo]

Noun

álamo m (plural álamos)

1. white poplar (tree and wood)

   Synonym: álamo blanco

   Coordinate term: chopo

Derived terms

• alameda
• Álamo
• álamo temblón

 

Further reading

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