adoquín

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الدُّكَّان (ad-dukkán, ad-dukkín), from Arabic دُكَّان (dukkān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adoˈkin/ [a.ð̞oˈkĩn]

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• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: a‧do‧quín

Noun

adoquín m (plural adoquines)

1. paving stone, flagstone, cobblestone
2. (colloquial) idiot, blockhead

Derived terms

• adoquinar

 

Further reading

• “adoquín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014