colmo

Significado (Inglés)

colmar

  1. (transitive) to fulfill, satisfy
  2. (transitive) to fill, fill to the brim
  3. (transitive) to shower, heap
  4. (transitive) to overwhelm

Frecuencia

C2
Con guion como
col‧mo
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˈkolmo/
Etimología (Inglés)

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish colmo, from Latin cumulus, following metathesis and syncopation, according to Ralph Penny and the Royal Spanish Academy, cf. tolmo from Latin tumulus. Doublet of cúmulo. The phonetically-similar Latin culmen survived as cumbre.

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