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lampiño

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Unknown origin. Perhaps from the diminutive of Galician lampo (“beardless”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lamˈpiɲo/ [lãmˈpi.ɲo]
  • Rhymes: -iɲo
  • Syllabification: lam‧pi‧ño

Adjective

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lampiño (feminine lampiña, masculine plural lampiños, feminine plural lampiñas)

  1. having little or no body hair
    Synonym: liso
    Antonyms: peludo, velludo
  2. beardless
    Synonym: liso
    Antonyms: barbado, barbón, barbudo

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “lampiño”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading

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