azemela

See also: azémela and azêmela

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الزَّمِيلَة (az-zamīla, “colleague”).

Noun

azemela f (plural azemelas)

1. beast of burden

Descendants

• Portuguese: azêmola, azémola (Portugal), azémela (Portugal), azêmela (Brazil)

Further reading

• Universo Cantigas - "azemela"