durazno

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin dūracinus. Compare French duracine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /duˈɾaθno/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /duˈɾasno/
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  • (Spain) Rhymes: -aθno
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -asno
  • Syllabification: du‧raz‧no

Noun

durazno m (plural duraznos)

  1. (Latin America) peach
    Synonym: melocotón (Spain)
    • 1971, Pablo Neruda, “Jardín de invierno”, in La rosa separada:
      Yo supe que la rosa caería / y el hueso del durazno transitorio / volvería a dormir y a germinar
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (Latin America) peach tree
    Synonym: melocotonero

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Classical Nahuatl: torazno
  • → Central Huasteca Nahuatl: tolas
  • → Western Huasteca Nahuatl: tulax
  • → Jakaltek: tulasna
  • → Quechua: turasnu
  • → San Juan Colorado Mixtec: durastun
  • → Southeastern Tepehuan: turaasno
  • → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: trösno

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