lampazo

Spanish

Etymology

From the neuter of Latin lappāceus from Latin lappa (“burdock”) which also has been confused with lapathium, lapathum (“sorrel”), compare Galician lampaza.

Pronunciation

Noun

lampazo m (plural lampazos)

  1. burdock
  2. (Argentina, Nicaragua, Philippines) mop
  3. (Uruguay) squeegee mop (the tool Uruguayans prefer for mopping)
    Synonyms: secador de piso, (Mexico) jalador, (Cuba, Venezuela) haragán

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Basque: lanbas
  • → Neapolitan: lampazzo
  • → Tagalog: lampaso
  • → Tausug: lampasu

Further reading

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