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Meaning of aloumiño | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B2
alowˈmiɲo

Definitions

  1. flattery
    masculine
  2. praise
    masculine
  3. caress, cuddle
    masculine
  4. care, affection
    masculine
  5. Equivalent to 'stroke': An act of moving one's hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly; a caress.

Equivalents

English stroke

Examples

“1425, M. Mar Graña Cid (ed.), Las órdenes mendicantes en el obispado de Mondoñedo. El convento de san Martín de Villaoriente (1374-1500). Estudios Mindonienses, page 302”

being not induced about this because of any fraud through flatery

“O casarse quér cariño, e se no-o hay sale mal, que n-hai ningun animal indómeto a-o aloumiño.”

Marrying wants love, and if there's not it goes wry, cause there's not animal indomitable to affection

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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