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ungüento.

ointment

8 characters3 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/uŋˈɡwɛnto/[uŋˈɡwɛn̪.t̪ʊ]/uŋˈɡwɛnto/standard[uŋˈɡwɛn̪.t̪ʊ]standard

  1. ointment

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *h₃éngʷn̥ Latin unguen Latin unguentumslbor. Old Galician-Portuguese enguento Galician ungüento Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese enguento (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), a semi-learned borrowing from Latin unguentum (“ointment”). Cognate with Portuguese unguento.

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