gamón

Meaning

1. (masculine) branched asphodel (Asphodelus ramosus)
2. (masculine) white asphodel (Asphodelus albus)
3. (masculine) twig of any of said plants, used in the past as light source

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ɡa.ˈmoŋ]

Etymology

Cognate with Portuguese: gamão

Cognate with Spanish: gamón

Cognate with Catalan: gamó

In summary

Unknown. Probably from a substrate language. Possibly related to Proto-Brythonic *gwɨmon, from Proto-Celtic *wimmonā, and this possibly from a non-IE substrate language or from Proto-Indo-European *weyb- (“to wind around”). Cognate with Portuguese gamão, Spanish gamón and Catalan gamó.