jínjol

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan gínjol. Doublet of azufaifa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxinxol/ [ˈxĩŋ.xol]
Rhymes: -inxol
Syllabification: jín‧jol

Noun

jínjol m (plural jínjoles)

jujube (fruit)
Synonym: azufaifa

Derived terms

jinjolero

References

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “azufaifa”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 438

Further reading

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

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