Etymology

From Old Spanish almosna, from Vulgar Latin *alemosyna, from Late Latin eleēmosyna ‎(“alms”) (compare French aumône, Italian elemosina, Portuguese esmola), from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη ‎(eleēmosúnē, “pity, mercy”), from ἐλεήμων ‎(eleḗmōn, “pitiful, merciful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈmoz.na/