my friend's last name is balsamo,and my dad say it means something but he won't tell me!
2007-03-02 09:34:15 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Well. Balsamo is a Greek word and is a Medicinal Herb.
The exact name of the herb is : in Greek (Balsamo) in English (Hypericum Perforatum).
These days we use to call balsamo what ever we found to be good for our health, based on beverage coming from herbs.
In our modern way of talking, for example can be a cap of hot tea, and you need it badly. When you drink it you can say. That was balsamo for me.
Means that was very good for my health.
Conclusion. can be a Medicinal herb or a bunch of herbs.
2007-03-02 10:07:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are 170 languages/dialects spoken all over the Philippines. So you have to be specific which language is that. The declared national language is based on the Tagalog dialect.
Check this website
http://www.tagalog-dictionary.com/
By the way it is not Philipino but Filipino. It is derived from the Spanish term "Las Islas Filipinas" or the Philippine Islands. The Philippine language and its people is called "Filipino", specifically women are called "Filipina". Though Filipinos call them selves in the local language as "Pilipino" or simply "Pinoy".
2007-03-02 13:07:06 · answer #2 · answered by CDOguide 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure, but I'm am sure that it has something to do with the Bible in the Philippines. check this site out
http://216.109.125.130/search/cache?p=balsamo+cebuano+&ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-501&u=www.worldwithoutend.info/bbc/books/bibles/cebuano-bible/24_046.htm&w=balsamo+cebuano&d=PW1XehIeOTPW&icp=1&.intl=us
Go to 46:11 , it says Balsamo.
2007-03-02 09:49:52 · answer #3 · answered by Al Gene Ang 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
balsamo has no tagalog translation but embalsamo has.
maybe it sounds like that thats why he said that.
it translates to embalming.
2007-03-03 20:04:09 · answer #4 · answered by kcarter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, balsamo has tagalog (filipino) meaning which translates to medicine. there is medicinal concoction available in the philippine pharmacies, and the name of the concoction is "balsamo carminativo." this cures abdominal pains and indigestions, and the taste of this concoction is very nice. balsamo carminativo was known to the1900 s ancestors of filipinos too.
2015-08-08 20:20:44 · answer #5 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In tagalog it doesnt mean anything.
2007-03-02 09:43:14 · answer #6 · answered by Ichigo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋