lagrema

See also: łàgrema

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• lagrima

Etymology

From Latin lācrimam, accusative of lācrima.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈla.ɡɾe.ma]

Noun

lagrema f (plural lagremas)

1. tear
   • c. 1250: Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 17r.

     Et los fiſicos daquella tierra queman este algodon ¬ fazen lo poluos ¬ meten los en los oios por q́ tuelle la lagrema ¬ toda la humidat que a en ellos.

     And physicians from that land burn this cotton and turn it into a dust they use on the eyes, because it removes tears and all the moisture from them.

Descendants

• Spanish: lágrima