esmerejón

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Spanish esmerejón, esmerijón, calque of Old French esmerillon, diminutive of esmeril, from Medieval Latin smerillus, from Proto-West Germanic *smiril, from Proto-Germanic *smirilaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /esmeɾeˈxon/ [ez.me.ɾeˈxõn]
  • (Castilian)
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  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: es‧me‧re‧jón

Noun[edit]

esmerejón m (plural esmerejones)

  1. merlin (small falcon)

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