álamo

Uncertain origin. Possibly from Vandalic *alms, or an alteration of Latin alnus (“alder”).

• Hyphenation: á‧la‧mo

álamo m (plural álamos)

1. poplar (any of the trees in the genus Populus)

   Synonym: choupo

• alameda
• alamedado
• alamedar

From Vandalic *alms (“elm, elm-like trees”), related to Old Norse almr (“elm”), from Proto-Germanic *elmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élem (“mountain elm”). Doublet of olmo (“elm”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈalamo/ [ˈa.la.mo]

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• Rhymes: -alamo
• Syllabification: á‧la‧mo

álamo m (plural álamos)

1. white poplar (tree and wood)

   Synonym: álamo blanco

   Coordinate term: chopo

• “álamo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024