pinzón

Spanish

Etymology

From pinza +‎ -ón. Alternatively from a Vulgar Latin *pincio, pincione, possibly of Celtic origin (compare French pinson, Italian pincione), or from an onomatopoetic root *pink-, with similar forms found in other European languages.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /pinˈθon/ [pĩn̟ˈθõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /pinˈson/ [pĩnˈsõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: pin‧zón

Noun

pinzón m (plural pinzones)

1. finch (bird)

Derived terms

• pinzón mexicano
• pinzón real m
• pinzón vulgar m

 

Further reading

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