carámbano
Spanish
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Etymology
[edit]From archaic carámbalo, from a hypothetical Old Spanish *caramblo, from a Vulgar Latin root *calamulus, diminutive of Latin calamus (“reed, stalk”)[1] [whence English calamari, calumet and calamine], from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /kaˈɾambano/ [kaˈɾãm.ba.no]
Audio (Venezuela): (file) - Rhymes: -ambano
- Syllabification: ca‧rám‧ba‧no
Noun
[edit]carámbano m (plural carámbanos)
- icicle
- 1861, Edouard Charton, Mariano Urrabieta, Los viajeros modernos: o, Relaciones de los viajes más interesantes e instructivos, con biografías, notas e indicaciones iconográficas, page 119:
- Al anochecer sopló viento de este con una neblina, de modo que tuvimos que cerrar la nave á un enorme carámbano que se estendia 36 brazas debajo del agua y 16 encima de ella; era espeso de 52 brazas.
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Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “carámbano”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
[edit]- “carámbano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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