saïm

See also: saim, Saim, and sáim

Catalan

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin *sagīmen, from Latin sagīna. Doublet of sagí. Compare Spanish saín.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [səˈim]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [saˈim]
• Rhymes: -im

Noun

saïm m (plural saïms)

1. lard (rendered animal fat, especially pork fat)

   Synonyms: llard, (any animal fat) sagí

Derived terms

• ensaïmada

Further reading

• “saïm”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “saïm” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.