maimón
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maiˈmon/ [mai̯ˈmõn]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: mai‧món
Etymology 1
From Arabic مَيْمُون (maymūn, “baboon, mandrill”).
Noun
maimón m (plural maimones)
- a type of monkey with having prehensile tail
- Synonym: mico
Derived terms
- bollo maimón
See also
- μαϊμού n (maïmoú, “monkey”)
Etymology 2
After the Moorish given name, Arabic ميمون, from the Arabic word.
Noun
maimón m (plural maimones)
- A type of garlic soup from Granada, Spain
Further reading
- “maimón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014