gamón
Galician
    

White asphodel
Etymology
    
Unknown. Probably from a substrate language. Maybe related with Proto-Brythonic *gwɨmon, from Proto-Celtic *wimonā, and this possibly from a non-IE substrate language or from Proto-Indo-European *weyb- (“to wind around”). Cognate with Portuguese gamão, Spanish gamón and Catalan gamó.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): [ɡa.ˈmoŋ]
Noun
    
gamón m (plural gamóns)
- branched asphodel (Asphodelus ramosus)
- white asphodel (Asphodelus albus)
- Synonyms: abrótea, agucio, gamota
 
- twig of any of said plants, used in the past as light source
- Synonyms: gabizo, ganzo
 
Derived terms
    
- gamoal
References
    
- “gamón” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “gamón” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “gamón” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Spanish
    
    Etymology
    
Unknown. Probably from a substrate language. Maybe related with Proto-Brythonic *gwɨmon, from Proto-Celtic *wimonā, and this possibly from a non-IE substrate language or from Proto-Indo-European *weyb- (“to wind around”). Cognate with Portuguese gamão, Galician gamón and Catalan gamó.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ɡaˈmon/ [ɡaˈmõn]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: ga‧món
Further reading
    
- “gamón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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