lampiño
Spanish
Etymology
Unknown origin. Perhaps from Galician lampo (“beardless”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lamˈpiɲo/ [lãmˈpi.ɲo]
- Rhymes: -iɲo
- Syllabification: lam‧pi‧ño
Adjective
lampiño (feminine lampiña, masculine plural lampiños, feminine plural lampiñas)
- having little or no body hair
- Synonym: liso
- Antonyms: peludo, velludo
- beardless
- Synonym: liso
- Antonyms: barbado, barbón, barbudo
See also
- calvo
- pelón
- barbar
- rasurar
- depilar
- embarbecer
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “lampiño”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
- “lampiño”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014