rincón
English
Etymology
Loaned from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Spanish.
Noun
rincón (plural rincons or rincones)
- (US, Southwestern US) A meadow on the south-facing upper slopes of a mountain.
- (US, Southwestern US) An abandoned meander.
- (US, Southwestern US) An interior corner; a nook; hence, an angular recess or hollow bend in a mountain, river, cliff, etc.
Anagrams
Spanish
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Andalusian Arabic ركن (rukán), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic رُكْن (rukn, “corner, nook”).
Pronunciation
Noun
rincón m (plural rincones)
See also
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