plomo

== Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈplu.mu] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈplo.mo] IPA(key): (Central) [ˈplo.mu] === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== plomo first-person singular present indicative of plomar (“to pluck”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== plomo first-person singular present indicative of plomar (“to seal with lead”) == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin plumbum. The initial group ⟨pl-⟩ usually became ⟨ll-⟩ in inherited Spanish, so a fully popular development would give *llomo or similar. The form plomo points to a semi-learned term taken early from Latin, or to a borrowing through medieval Catalan (see plom) or Aragonese. A Mozarabic origin is unlikely, since the expected Mozarabic form would be *plombo, although the region is relevant because most of the lead in Spain came from Almería in Andalusia. A conservative pronunciation might have persisted among educated speakers, which would also explain the retention of ⟨pl-⟩ as, compare also plaza; there is also retention of ⟨cl-⟩ in words such as claro. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈplomo/ [ˈplo.mo] Rhymes: -omo Syllabification: plo‧mo === Noun === plomo m (plural plomos) lead (heavy, pliable, inelastic metal) grey (colour between white and black) shot, pellet plumb line fuse (informal) bore, drag (something boring or dull) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Asturian: plomu → Senhaja de Srair: plumu → Tarifit: plumu === References === === Further reading === “plomo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025