English
hackamore
Hackamore may come from Spanish jáquima ‘halter’.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentjáquima‘halter’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1992hackamore
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Spanishc. 1500–presentjáquima‘halter’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1992hackamore
Earliest quotation: 1992, Cormac McCarthy: “Before they could agree or disagree he’d hauled the…”
Every English word from Spanish jáquima
Today it means
noun A kind of bridle with no bit.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish jáquima / hackamore