sámago

Galician

cerne ("heartwood") and sámago ("sapwood")

Etymology

Perhaps from so (“under, by”) + ámago.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsamɐɣʊ]

Noun

sámago m (plural sámagos)

1. sapwood

   Synonyms: ámago, magolo, samo

2. marrow, live bone inside a horn or a hoof

   Synonym: ámago

Related terms

• samagueiro

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “sámago”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “sámago”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “sámago”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN