enjalma

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /enˈxalma/ [ẽŋˈxal.ma]
Rhymes: -alma
Syllabification: en‧jal‧ma

Etymology 1

From Mozarabic *iššalma, from Vulgar Latin *salma, from Latin sagma, from Ancient Greek σάγμα (ságma).
Alternatively deverbal from enjalmar from jalma since **jalmar does not exist.

Alternative forms

jalma

Noun

enjalma f (plural enjalmas)

saddlecloth, soft saddle

Derived terms

desenjalmar (“to put the saddlecloth off”)
enjalmar (“to put the saddlecloth on”)
enjalmero (“saddlecloth maker or seller”)

Verb

enjalma

inflection of enjalmar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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

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