çisme

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cīmicem m.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sizme/

Noun

çisme f (plural çismes)

bedbug
- ca. 1320, Juan Manuel, Libro del cavallero et del escudero:
  los piojos las pulgas et las çismes et las formigas et sus semejantes[1]
  lice, fleas, bedbugs, ants, and the like

Descendants

Spanish: chisme

References

Compton, James Donald. 1965. A linguistic study of the Libro del cavallero et del escudero of Don Juan Manuel in manuscript 6376 of the National Library of Madrid, Spain. Thesis, University of Wisconsin. Page 80.

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