maimón

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maiˈmon/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: mai‧món

Etymology 1

From Arabic مَيْمُون (maymūn, “baboon, mandrill”).

Noun

maimón m (plural maimones)

  1. a type of monkey with a prehensile tail
    Synonym: mico
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Etymology 2

After the Moorish given name, Arabic ميمون, from the Arabic word.

Noun

maimón m (plural maimones)

  1. a type of garlic soup from Granada, Spain

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