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Thread #57490   Message #4218046
Posted By: GUEST,Phil d'Conch
26-Feb-25 - 03:03 PM
Thread Name: Spanish sea shanties
Subject: RE: Spanish sea shanties
Different thread, same glossary issues. 15th century, destination Galicia: Lyr Add: Howe! Hissa! (Shanty).

Calomar, caloma'r, calumare, salema, saloma, salomador, salomar, salomare, salomear, zalama, zalamar, zaleuma, zaloma, zalomar, zalumár.

The etymologies would mean the labels, job titles and practices will have been 'Hispanic' (or whatevs) for fifteen centuries (+/-) before they became 'Spanish' or 'Portugeuse' (or whatevs.)