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