jalma

Spanish

Alternative forms

• enjalma

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *salma, from Latin sagma, from Ancient Greek σάγμα (ságma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxalma/ [ˈxal.ma]
• Rhymes: -alma
• Syllabification: jal‧ma

Noun

jalma f (plural jalmas)

1. saddlecloth, soft saddle

Derived terms

• enjalmar (“to put the saddlecloth on”)
• sobrejalma (“additional saddleblanket on top”)

 

Further reading

• “jalma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16