piñón
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Spanish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From piña (“pinecone”) + -ón (diminutive suffix).
Noun
piñón m (plural piñones)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
piñón m (plural piñones)
- (mechanics) pinion (small gear or spindle)
- Synonyms: engranaje, engrane, rueda dentada
- (mechanics) sprocket (toothed wheel that enmeshes with a chain)
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From Latin pinna (“feather”) + -ón (“augmentative suffix”).
Noun
piñón m (plural piñones)
- pinion (outer part of a bird's wing)
Further reading
- “piñón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16