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)
Derived terms
See also
- μαϊμού n (maïmoú, “monkey”)
Etymology 2
After the Moorish given name, Arabic ميمون, from the Arabic word.
Noun
maimón m (plural maimones)
Further reading
- “maimón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024