cuévano

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cophinus (“hamper, basket”), from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, “basket”). Compare Portuguese côvão, Italian cofano, French coffre. Doublet of cofre.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkwebano/ [ˈkwe.β̞a.no]
Rhymes: -ebano
Syllabification: cué‧va‧no

Noun

cuévano m (plural cuévanos)

hamper

Further reading

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

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