muñeca

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish monneca, from a pre-Roman language, possibly a pre-Indo-European substrate. 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)

Synonyms

• (wrist): carpo

Related terms

• muñeco
• muñequera
• muñequero
• moño
• muñón