munneca

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Old Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly of pre-Roman origin.

Pronunciation

Noun

munneca f (plural munnecas)

  1. (anatomy) wrist
    • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 2v:
      Pero eſto ſera mas cõplida miente deſcendiendo ſobresta piedra la ũtud de figura de mano de om̃e dela mũneca arriba. eſtãdo abierta.
      But this will be better achieved if the virtue of the figure of the hand of the man with his wrist held up descends on this stone, when it is open.

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