cantueso
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Etymology
Probably from a Vulgar Latin *chamaethusius, from Ancient Greek χαμαί (khamaí, “on the earth, ground”) and θύος (thúos, “burnt offering”), meaning "incense of the earth".[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
cantueso m (plural cantuesos)
References
- Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “cantueso”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
- “cantueso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
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