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Galician
Etymology 1
From Arabic الكُنْيَة (al-kunya, “surname”).
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Noun
alcuño m (plural alcuños)
- nickname, soubriquet
- Synonyms: estripote, lumiada, nomeada
- surname
- Synonym: apelido
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Etymology 2
Verb
alcuño
- first-person singular present indicative of alcuñar
Spanish
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈkuɲo/
- Rhymes: -uɲo
- Syllabification: al‧cu‧ño
Noun
alcuño m (plural alcuños)
- (obsolete) nickname, soubriquet
- Synonym: apodo
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