sámago

Galician

cerne ("heartwood") and sámago ("sapwood")

Etymology

Perhaps from so (“under, by”) + ámago.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsama̝ɣo̝/

Noun

sámago m (plural sámagos)

1. sapwood

   Synonyms: ámago, magolo, samo

2. marrow, live bone inside a horn or a hoof

   Synonym: ámago

Related terms

• samagueiro

References

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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “sámago”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN