rincón
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See also: Rincon
English
Etymology
Noun
rincón (plural rincons or rincones)
- (US, Southwestern US) A meadow on the south-facing upper slopes of a mountain.
- (US, Southwestern US) An abandoned meander.
- (US, Southwestern US) An interior corner; a nook; hence, an angular recess or hollow bend in a mountain, river, cliff, etc.
Anagrams
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic رُكْن (rukn, “corner, nook”), via Andalusian Arabic.
Pronunciation
Noun
rincón m (plural rincones)
Derived terms
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Further reading
- “rincón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014