ximio

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See also: ximío and ximió

Old Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin sīmius, from sīmia (ape, monkey), from sīmus (flat-nosed), from Ancient Greek σῑμός (sīmós).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ximio m (plural ximios)

  1. ape, monkey
    • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 98v:
      Et que deſcenda ſobreſta piedra la uertud de figura de om̃e que lieua dos uacas. ⁊ un ximio ⁊ un oſſo ante ſi.
      And when over this stone descends the virtue of the figure of the man who has two cows, a monkey and a bear before him.

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Spanish: jimio