letame

See also: létáme

Italian

Etymology

From Latin laetāmen (dung, manure) < laetus (happy, rich”, also later “fertile). Compare Dalmatian lotum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leˈta.me/
  • Rhymes: -ame
  • Hyphenation: le‧tà‧me

Noun

letame m (plural letami)

  1. manure
  2. (figurative) immorality, corruption

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Spanish: letame

Anagrams

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian letame,[1] from Latin laetāmen (dung, manure) < laetus (happy, rich, also later fertile).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leˈtame/ [leˈt̪a.me]
  • Rhymes: -ame
  • Syllabification: le‧ta‧me

Noun

letame m (plural letames)

  1. manure, (land) fertilizer
    Synonyms: abono, tarquín

References

  1. ^ letame”, 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

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