tacón

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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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12th century. Debated:[1] perhaps from a West Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *takkô (tip; point; protrusion; prong; tine; jag; spike; twig): compare Portuguese tacão, Spanish tacón, English tach, Old French taque (nail, pin, peg), Dutch tak (twig; branch; limb), German Zacke (jag; prong; spike; tooth; peak).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /taˈkoŋ/ [t̪ɑˈkoŋ]
  • Rhymes: -oŋ
  • Hyphenation: ta‧cón

Noun

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tacón m (plural tacóns)

  1. heel (of a shoe)
  2. patch
    • 1418, Ángel Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 94:
      Iten çapatos de ome de pẽe et de lavrador trese blanquas et hũu coroado. Iten tacoes para estes çapatos seis blanquas et dous coroados. Iten çapatos para moços pequeños de quinse annos ajuso des blanquas. Iten tacoes para estes çapatos, quatro blanquas. Iten çapatos para ome ou moller solados et sobresolados viinte blanquas
      Item, shoes for peons and laborers, thirteen white coins and a crown. Item, heels for these shoes, six white coins and two crowns. Item, shoes for youngsters, fifteen years old or less, ten white coins. Item, heels for these shoes, four white coins. Item, shoes for man of woman, soiled and lined, twenty white coins.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “tacón”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Spanish

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Etymology

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From taco +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /taˈkon/ [t̪aˈkõn]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: ta‧cón

Noun

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tacón m (plural tacones)

  1. heel (part of a shoe's sole)
  2. (Mexico, Central America, Cuba, usually in the plural) high heel

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Chavacano: tacon
  • Tagalog: takong

Further reading

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