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xema

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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese gema (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin gemma. Cognate with Portuguese gema and Spanish yema.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃema/ [ˈʃe.mɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ema
  • Hyphenation: xe‧ma

Noun

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xema f (plural xemas)

  1. (botany) gemma, bud
    Synonyms: broto, gromo, xermolo
  2. gem, gemstone
    Synonym: pedra preciosa
  3. rock salt
    Synonym: sal xema
  4. yolk (of an egg)
    • 1409, G. Pérez Barcala, editor, A tradución galega do "Liber de medicina equorum" de Joradanus Ruffus, Santiago de Compostela: USC, page 172:
      Demais fazerll’ás beverage das gemas dos ovos e d’açafran e d’olio das violas, todo amasado ensembra con bõo viño branco
      Moreover you'll make him a beverage with egg yolks and saffron and viola oil, everything mixed together with good white wine
  5. pulp of the fingertip
    Synonyms: palpexo, papo
  6. tail tip

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Old Tupi

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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xema

  1. Alternative form of sema following a word ending in i, î or y