xermolo

Galician

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• xaramolo, xoromelo, xurumelo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃeɾˈmolo̝/

Noun

xermolo m (plural xermolos)

1. bud

   Synonyms: brote, brotón, grelo, gromo, xeno

2. scion

   Synonym: rebento

3. a potato eye or shoot

   Synonym: gromo

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “xermolo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (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), “xermolo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “xermolo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

xermolo

1. first-person singular present indicative of xermolar