jamelgo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin famēlicus (“hungry, famished”). Doublet of famélico.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaˈmelɡo/ [xaˈmel.ɣ̞o]
• Rhymes: -elɡo
• Syllabification: ja‧mel‧go

Noun

jamelgo m (plural jamelgos, feminine jamelga, feminine plural jamelgas)

1. a skinny horse, typically one with poor temperament; a nag

See also

• caballo m
• potro m, potra f
• yegua f

Further reading

• “jamelgo”, 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