gurumelo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese cogumelo (“mushroom”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps ultimately derived from Latin cucuma (“cauldron, kettle”), in reference to the mushroom's wide shape.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡuɾuˈmelo/ [ɡu.ɾuˈme.lo]
  • Rhymes: -elo
  • Syllabification: gu‧ru‧me‧lo

Noun

gurumelo m (plural gurumelos)

  1. (Extremadura, Huelva, Seville) Amanita ponderosa

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines; José A[ntonio] Pascual (1984), “gurumelo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary]‎[1] (in Spanish), volume III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 287

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