lomo

See also: lơ mơ, and lờ mờ

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish lomo.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: lo‧mo
• IPA^(key): /ˈlomo/ [ˈl̪o.mo]

Noun

lomo

1. (anatomy) loin

   Synonym: puson

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish lomo.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: lo‧mo
• IPA^(key): /ˈlomo/ [ˈl̪o.mo]

Noun

lomo

1. tenderloin; the tenderest part of a loin of meat

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish lomo.

Noun

lomo

1. tenderloin

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin lumbus. Cognate with English loin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlomo/ [ˈlo.mo]
• Rhymes: -omo
• Syllabification: lo‧mo

Noun

lomo m (plural lomos)

1. (anatomy, in the plural) back (the rear of body)

   Synonym: espalda

2. (anatomy, also in the plural) lower back, lumbar

   Synonym: lumbar

3. loin, tenderloin (any of several cuts of meat)
4. fillet (of fish) (a strip or compact piece of meat)
5. (in the plural) rib (cut of meat enclosing one or more rib bones)

   Synonym: costillas

6. spine (the narrow, bound edge of a book)
7. crease (of a hide, fabric, etc)
8. blunt edge (of a blade)

   Antonym: filo

9. (Latin America, colloquial) flesh

   Synonym: carne

10. (Argentina, very colloquial) (usually with verb tener) an extraordinarily magnificent or ideal human body (either masculine or feminine)

    Synonym: lomazo

Derived terms

• a lomos
• a lomos de
• alomado
• alomar
• chacal de lomo negro
• de tomo y lomo
• lomito
• lomo de burro
• lomo saltado

 

Related terms

• lumbar

 

Further reading

• “lomo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish lomo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlomo/ [ˈloː.mo]
• Rhymes: -omo
• Syllabification: lo‧mo

Noun

lomo (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜋᜓ)

1. (anatomy) loin
2. tenderloin
3. back or rib of a book (to be bound)