veintiúnico

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From veinte (twenty) +‎ y (and) +‎ único (unique). The term was first used by Artemio Santoyo in his song "La Veintiúnica", copyrighted in 1955.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /beinˈtjuniko/ [bẽĩn̪ˈt̪ju.ni.ko]
  • Rhymes: -uniko
  • Syllabification: vein‧tiú‧ni‧co

Adjective

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veintiúnico (feminine veintiúnica, masculine plural veintiúnicos, feminine plural veintiúnicas)

  1. (slang, Latin America) unique, singular

Noun

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veintiúnico m (plural veintiúnicos, feminine veintiúnica, feminine plural veintiúnicas)

  1. (slang, Latin America) a unique, singular thing

References

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  1. ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series. Part 5A: Published Music January-June 1955, volume 9, number 1, Library of Congress, 1956, page 460

Further reading

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