gameito

Galician

Alternative forms

  • ameito, gamieito, gameita

Etymology

From a substrate language *gamakto-.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡa.ˈmej.tʊ]

Noun

gameito m (plural gameitos)

  1. twig, shoot, bud, especially one considered detrimental
    Synonyms: gamallo, gargallo, ramallo

Derived terms

  • esgameitar

References

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