lampiño

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unknown origin. Perhaps from the diminutive of Galician lampo (beardless).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

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

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “lampiño”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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