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)

1. ice; icicle

   Synonyms: carambelo, carazo, lazo

Derived terms

• carambelo
• escarabana
• escarabanar

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “carambo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “carambo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “carambo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN