jalma
Spanish
Alternative forms
- enjalma
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *salma, from Latin sagma, from Ancient Greek σάγμα (ságma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxalma/ [ˈxal.ma]
- Rhymes: -alma
- Syllabification: jal‧ma
Noun
jalma f (plural jalmas)
- saddlecloth, soft saddle
Derived terms
- sobrejalma (“additional saddleblanket on top”)
- enjalmar (“to put the saddlecloth on”)
Further reading
- “jalma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014