adoquín
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الدُّكَّان (ad-dukkán, ad-dukkín), from Arabic دُكَّان (dukkān).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /adoˈkin/ [a.ð̞oˈkĩn]
Audio (Venezuela): (file) - Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification: a‧do‧quín
Noun
adoquín m (plural adoquines)
- paving stone, flagstone, cobblestone
- (colloquial) idiot, blockhead
Derived terms
Further reading
- “adoquín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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