fomento

Spanish

noun
Definitions
  • stimulus, animus, impulse
  • development, promotion, building administrative action for promoting a useful result
  • (medicine) A wet cloth which is applied to the skin for medicinal purposes, usually accompanied by heat.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fōmentum (lotion, mitigation, compress, poultice, kindling).

Origin

Latin

fōmentum

Gloss

lotion, mitigation, compress, poultice, kindling

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