enjalma
Spanish
Alternative forms
- jalma
Etymology
- From Mozarabic *iššalma, from Vulgar Latin *salma, from Latin sagma, from Ancient Greek σάγμα (ságma).
- Alternatively deverbal from enjalmar from jalma since **jalmar does not exist.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /enˈxalma/ [ẽŋˈxal.ma]
- Rhymes: -alma
- Syllabification: en‧jal‧ma
Noun
enjalma f (plural enjalmas)
- saddlecloth, soft saddle
Derived terms
- enjalmar (“to put the saddlecloth on”)
- enjalmero (“saddlecloth maker or seller”)
- desenjalmar (“to put the saddlecloth off”)
Verb
enjalma
- inflection of enjalmar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “enjalma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014