gamón

See also: gamon, Gamon, gamoń, and Gamoń

Galician

White asphodel

Alternative forms

• gamom, gamão (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Unknown. Probably from a substrate language. Possibly related to Proto-Brythonic *gwɨmon, from Proto-Celtic *wimmonā, 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)

1. branched asphodel (Asphodelus ramosus)
2. white asphodel (Asphodelus albus)

   Synonyms: abrótea, agucio, gamota

3. twig of any of said plants, used in the past as light source

   Synonyms: gabizo, ganzo

Derived terms

• gamoal

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “gamón”, 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), “gamón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “gamón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

Etymology

Unknown. Probably from a substrate language. Possibly related to Proto-Brythonic *gwɨmon, from Proto-Celtic *wimmonā, 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

Noun

gamón m (plural gamones)

1. asphodel

Further reading

• “gamón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014