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noun, masculine

saín

/saˈin/

noun, masculine/saˈin/plural: saínes

fish oil, which was used for lighting; lard; rendered lard

Ultimately from Vulgar Latin *sagīnum, from Latin sagīna. To explain the absence of a final vowel, Coromines posits a borrowing from either Leonese, where /-inu/ > /-in/ is common, or Aragonese, where loss of final /o/ is common.