carambo

Galician

Carambos

Etymology

Perhaps ultimately from Latin calamus. Alternatively, from a substrate language. Cognate with Spanish carámbano.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaˈɾambo/ [kɑˈɾam.bʊ]
Rhymes: -ambo
Hyphenation: ca‧ram‧bo

Noun

carambo f (plural carambos)

ice; icicle
Synonyms: carambelo, carazo, lazo

Derived terms

References

“carambo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“carambo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“carambo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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