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rincón

rincón noun: a meadow on the south-facing upper slopes of a mountain.

Noun

rincón (plural rincons or rincones)

  1. (Southwestern, US) A meadow on the south-facing upper slopes of a mountain.
  2. (Southwestern, US) An abandoned meander.
  3. (Southwestern, US) An interior corner; a nook; hence, an angular recess or hollow bend in a mountain, river, cliff, etc.

Forms of rincón

pluralrincons
pluralrincones

Origin of rincón

Borrowed from Spanish rincón.

Questions about rincón

What does rincón mean?
Rincón means a meadow on the south-facing upper slopes of a mountain.
What part of speech is rincón?
Rincón is a noun.
What is the plural of rincón?
The plural of rincón is rincons.

Words near rincón in the dictionary

  1. Rincon Hill
  2. Rinconada
  3. rincones
  4. Rinconeses
  5. rincons
  6. rincón
  7. rind
  8. rind gall
  9. rind galls
  10. rind grafting
  11. rind oil spot

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