horcón

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From horca +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /oɾˈkon/ [oɾˈkõn]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: hor‧cón

Noun

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horcón m (plural horcones)

  1. a large pitchfork
  2. a forked wooden post used to support the branches of fruit trees
  3. (Bolivia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela) a forked wooden post used to support the beams of a house

Further reading

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