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alma.

soul (of a living person)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈalma/[ˈɑl.mɐ]/ˈjalma/[ˈjɑl.mɐ]
  1. soul (of a living person)

    feminine
  2. person

    feminine · figuratively
  3. health

    feminine · figuratively
  4. core, nucleus

    feminine · figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese alma, from Latin anima. The dialectal form ialma contains an antihiatic sandhi semi-vowel generated in the usual expression a alma, "the soul". Doublet of ánima.

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