manzana

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Aragonese[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /manˈθana/
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: man‧za‧na

Noun[edit]

manzana f (plural manzanas)

  1. apple

References[edit]

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish manzana.

Noun[edit]

manzana

  1. apple.

Spanish[edit]

manzanas

Etymology[edit]

From earlier mazana, from Vulgar Latin *mattiāna, ellipsis of māla mattiāna, plural of Latin mālum mattiānum (literally “apple of Matius”), referring to a kind of apple. Gaius Matius, a friend of Julius Caesar and Cicero, was a Roman horticulturist and author of cookbooks. Cognate with Portuguese maçã, dialectal Catalan maçana.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /manˈθana/ [mãn̟ˈθa.na]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /manˈsana/ [mãnˈsa.na]
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: man‧za‧na

Noun[edit]

manzana f (plural manzanas)

  1. apple
    Synonym: (rare) poma
  2. city block
    Synonym: (Americas) cuadra
    dar la vuelta a la manzana ― to go around the block

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Further reading[edit]

Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish manzana.

Noun[edit]

manzana

  1. apple

References[edit]

  • Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2006) Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán‎[1], segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F. México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 20
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