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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الدُّكَّان (ad-dukkán, ad-dukkín), from Arabic دُكَّان (dukkān).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /adoˈkin/
- Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification: a‧do‧quín
Noun
adoquín m (plural adoquines)
- paving stone, flagstone, cobblestone
- (colloquial) idiot, blockhead
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