pinzón

See also: Pinzón

Spanish

Etymology

From pinza +‎ -ón. Alternatively from a Vulgar Latin *pincio, pincione, possibly of Celtic origin (compare French pinson, Italian pincione), or from an onomatopoetic root *pink-, with similar forms found in other European languages.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

pinzón m (plural pinzones)

  1. finch (bird)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ https://desocuparlapieza.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/corominas-joan-breve-diccionario-etimolc3b3gico-de-la-lengua-castellana.pdf

Further reading

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