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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish esmerejón, esmerijón, calque of Old French esmerillon, diminutive of esmeril, from Medieval Latin smerillus, from Proto-West Germanic *smiril, from Proto-Germanic *smirilaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esmeɾeˈxon/
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: es‧me‧re‧jón
Noun
esmerejón m (plural esmerejones)
- merlin (small falcon)
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