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Spanish
Etymology
Possibly borrowed from Catalan petxina[1] (itself probably derived ultimately from Latin pectinem) and crossed with clòtxina, or perhaps taken from a Valencian Mozarabic term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peˈt͡ʃina/
- Rhymes: -ina
- Syllabification: pe‧chi‧na
Noun
pechina f (plural pechinas)
- (architecture) pendentive
2016 April 7, “Edjanga Ndjoli Jones presentará en Valencia su libro ”Heredarás la Tierra””, in Diario Rombe, archived from the original on 25 August 2016:La presentación y firma de los ejemplares se celebrará en la librería United Minds ubicada en la calle Castan Tobeñas 52, Valencia (el principio del Paseo de la pechina).- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- Synonym of concha de peregrino
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