[ˈombɾʊ]
OrixeFrom Old Galician-Portuguese ombro (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin umerus (“shoulder”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃émsos (“shoulder”). Doublet of úmero.
Cognate with Portuguese ombro and Spanish hombro.
- masculineshoulder (part of the torso)
“quaes quer personas que veeren de fora da dita çidade ou seiren dela et leuaren ou trouxeren espadas, que as tragan et leuen en boças con a çinta enos onbros, so pena de perder as armas” — any person who cames from outside said city, or exits from it, and carries or brings swords, must bring or carry them in sheaths, with the belt at the shoulders, under the penalty of losing the weapon
Formasombros(plural)