cantueso
Spanish
Etymology
Probably from a Vulgar Latin *chamaethusius, from Ancient Greek χαμαί (khamaí, “on the earth, ground”) and θύος (thúos, “burnt offering”), meaning "incense of the earth".[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kanˈtweso/ [kãn̪ˈt̪we.so]
- Rhymes: -eso
- Syllabification: can‧tue‧so
References
- Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
- https://books.google.com/books?id=gYtvAwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
Further reading
- “cantueso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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