muñeco

Spanish

Etymology

From muñeca (“doll”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muˈɲeko/ [muˈɲe.ko]

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• Rhymes: -eko
• Syllabification: mu‧ñe‧co

Noun

muñeco m (plural muñecos, feminine muñeca, feminine plural muñecas)

1. doll
2. puppet
3. attractive male
4. any of various South American trees of the genus Cordia, such as Cordia borinquena or Cordia collococca.

Derived terms

• amuñecado
• muñeco de nieve
• muñeco porfiado

Related terms

• moño
• muñeca

Further reading

• “muñeco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10