rincón

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 2 Spanish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.3 See also

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Loaned from Spanish; in use in the southwest United States.

[edit] Noun

rincón (plural rincons or rincones)

1. meadow on south-facing upper slopes of a mountain
2. abandoned meander

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

Andalusian Arabic  (rukán) < Arabic ركن (rukn), “‘corner, nook’”).

[edit] Noun

rincón m. (plural rincones)

1. corner (inside), angle
2. nook, cosy corner
3. haven, retreat
4. patch, small piece (of land)
5. bit, end

[edit] See also

• esquina