alcedón
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin alcēdinem, from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών (alkuṓn, “kingfisher”). Adapted to -ón.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /alθeˈdon/ [al̟.θeˈð̞õn]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /alseˈdon/ [al.seˈð̞õn]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: al‧ce‧dón
Noun edit
alcedón m (plural alcedones)
- kingfisher
- Synonyms: martín pescador, alción, guardarrío
Further reading edit
- “alcedón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014