esmerejón

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish esmerejón, esmerijón, calque of Old French esmerillon, diminutive of esmeril, from Medieval Latin smerillus, from Proto-West Germanic *smiril, from Proto-Germanic *smirilaz.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /esmeɾeˈxon/ [ez.me.ɾeˈxõn]
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: es‧me‧re‧jón

Noun

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esmerejón m (plural esmerejones)

  1. merlin (small falcon)

Further reading

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