yelmo

yelmo

Spanish

Ancient Greek Helmet (yelmo)

Etymology

From Late Latin helmus, borrowed from Frankish *helm (“helmet”), from Proto-Germanic *helmaz.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝelmo/ [ˈɟ͡ʝel.mo]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝelmo/ [ˈɟ͡ʝel.mo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃelmo/ [ˈʃel.mo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒelmo/ [ˈʒel.mo]

• Rhymes: -elmo
• Syllabification: yel‧mo

Noun

yelmo m (plural yelmos)

1. an ancient helmet that covers head and face

   Synonym: casco

2. (heraldry) helmet (of a coat of arms)

Further reading

• “yelmo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014