horcón

Spanish

Etymology

From horca +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oɾˈkon/ [oɾˈkõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: hor‧cón

Noun

horcón m (plural horcones)

1. a large pitchfork
2. a forked wooden post used to support the branches of fruit trees
3. (Bolivia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela) a forked wooden post used to support the beams of a house

Further reading

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