bizma

Spanish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish bizma, bidma, semi-learned term from Latin epithema, from Ancient Greek ἐπίθημα (epíthēma). The development of -th-, after being voiced to [d], to -z- before a consonant is regular, compare Latin iūdicāre > Old Spanish judgar, juzgar. According to Coromines and Pascual, cognate with Italian pittima, Leonese bilma.

Noun

bizma f (plural bizmas)

  1. poultice, cataplasm

Etymology 2

Verb

bizma

  1. inflection of bizmar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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