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Galician
Etymology 1
From Arabic الكُنْيَة (al-kunya, “surname”).
Pronunciation
Noun
alcuño m (plural alcuños)
- nickname, soubriquet
- Synonyms: estripote, lumiada, nomeada
- surname
- Synonym: apelido
Derived terms
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “alcuño”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “alcuño”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “alcuño”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Etymology 2
Verb
alcuño
- first-person singular present indicative of alcuñar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈkuɲo/
- Rhymes: -uɲo
- Syllabification: al‧cu‧ño
Noun
alcuño m (plural alcuños)
- (obsolete) nickname, soubriquet
- Synonym: apodo
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