balsamo

See also: Balsamo, bálsamo, and Bálsamo

Highland Popoluca

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bálsamo.

Noun

balsamo

1. Mexican logwood (Haematoxylum brasiletto)

References

• Elson, Benjamin F., Gutiérrez G., Donaciano (1999) Diccionario popoluca de la Sierra, Veracruz (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 41)‎^[1] (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., →ISBN, page 10

Hiligaynon

Noun

bálsamo

1. balm, balsam (clarification of this definition is needed)

Italian

Etymology

From Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbal.sa.mo/
• Rhymes: -alsamo
• Hyphenation: bàl‧sa‧mo

Noun

balsamo m (plural balsami)

1. hair conditioner

   Synonym: dopo-shampoo

2. balm, balsam, salve
   1. aromatic reisin usually with soothing properties extracted by slicing trunks of some plants
      • 1980, Umberto Eco, “Primo giorno – Verso nona”, in Il nome della rosa [The Name of the Rose] (I grandi tascabili), Milan: Bompiani, published 1984, page 74:

        Per un lato lo devo alla misericordia del Signore, che ha posto il nostro altopiano a cavallo di una catena che vede a meridione il mare, e a settentrione la montagna più alta di cui riceve i balsami silvestri.

        On one hand I owe it to the Lord, who placed our highland at the turn of a [mountain] chain which faces southerly the sea and notherly the highest mountain, from which it receives sylvan balms.

   2. an ointment with soothing abilities

      Synonyms: crema, pomata, unguento

   3. (by extension) a remedy to pain

      Synonyms: lenimento, panacea, refrigerio, toccasana

      Antonyms: batosta, colpo, legnata, mazzata, stangata

      balsamo contro i dolori muscolari ― remedy for muscle pain

   4. (figurative) comfort, relief, consolation, solace

      Synonyms: conforto, ristoro, sollievo, consolazione

      Le sue parole furono un balsamo alle mie sofferenze.

      Her words were a balm for my sorrows.

3. (by extension, rare) sweet-smelling, prestigious or delicious food or beverage

   Questo vino è un balsamo.

   This wine is ambrosial.

Related terms

• balsamico

Further reading

• balsamo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• balsamo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Latin

Noun

balsamō

1. dative/ablative singular of balsamum

References

• balsamo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• balsamo in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016