médano

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish [Term?], from Andalusian Arabic ميدان (méydan), from Arabic مَيْدَان (maydān, “field, arena, open tract”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmedano/ [ˈme.ð̞a.no]
Rhymes: -edano
Syllabification: mé‧da‧no

Noun

médano m (plural médanos)

dune (ridge or hill of sand)
Synonym: duna
sandbank

Further reading

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

Anagrams

meando, moneda, nómade

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