jamelgo

Español · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

jamelgo

[xaˈmelɣ̞o]

Rhymes with el.go

Where it comes from

Alteración fonética de hamelgo, y este del castellano antiguo famelgo, del latín famelicus ('hambriento').

noun jamelgos

colloquial, derogatory Caballo flaco y de apariencia desgarbada por hallarse mal alimentado.
Similar: penco, jaco

In English

nag old useless horse — see also dobbin

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"jamelgo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/jamelgo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

jamelgo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/jamelgo

Chicago

"jamelgo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/jamelgo.

BibTeX

@misc{jamelgo_2026,
  title = {jamelgo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/jamelgo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}