jamelgo
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin famēlicus (“hungry, famished”). Doublet of famélico.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xaˈmelɡo/ [xaˈmel.ɣ̞o]
- Rhymes: -elɡo
- Syllabification: ja‧mel‧go
Noun
jamelgo m (plural jamelgos, feminine jamelga, feminine plural jamelgas)
- a skinny horse, typically one with poor temperament; a nag
See also
- caballo m
- potro m, potra f
- yegua f
Further reading
- “jamelgo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014