muñeca

Spanish

Etymology

From a pre-Roman language, possibly pre-Indo European. Compare Basque muno (“colina”). Its original meaning was 'protuberance', from which both senses of wrist and doll come. Compare Spanish moño (“a bow, ribbon”) and muñón (“stump”).

Noun

muñeca f (plural muñecas)

1. (anatomy) wrist
2. doll (figure)
3. (colloquial) chick, babe, doll (woman)

Related terms

• muñeco
• muñequera
• muñequero
• moño
• muñón