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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin dūracinus. Compare French duracine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /duˈɾaθno/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /duˈɾasno/
- Rhymes: -aθno
- Rhymes: -asno
- Syllabification: du‧raz‧no
Noun
durazno m (plural duraznos)
- (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- I knew the rose would fall / and the bone of the transitory peach / would go back to sleep and germinate
- (Latin America) peach tree
- Synonym: melocotonero
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