cuño

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Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Attested since the 15th century. From Latin cuneus. Cognate with Portuguese cunho and Spanish cuño.

Pronunciation

Noun

cuño m (plural cuños)

  1. seal (stamp used to impress)
    Synonym: selo
  2. seal (impression)
    • 1419, Á. Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 200:
      quatro florĩis d'ouro do cuño d'Aragon
      four gold florins of the seal of Aragon
    Synonym: selo
  3. Alternative form of cuña

Derived terms

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuɲo/
  • Rhymes: -uɲo
  • Syllabification: cu‧ño

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin cuneus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱū (sting). Compare Sicilian cugnu.

Noun

cuño m (plural cuños)

  1. (technical) stamp, die-stamp
  2. (figuratively) stamp, mark
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

cuño

  1. first-person singular present indicative of cuñar

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