xermolo

Galician

Alternative forms

xaramolo, xoromelo, xurumelo

Etymology

From a diminutive form of Latin germen (“germ”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃeɾˈmolo̝/

Noun

xermolo m (plural xermolos)

bud
Synonyms: brote, brotón, grelo, gromo, xeno
scion
Synonym: rebento
a potato eye or shoot
Synonym: gromo

References

“xermolo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“xermolo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“xermolo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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