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)

a type of monkey with a prehensile tail
Synonym: mico

Derived terms

bollo maimón

See also

μαϊμού n (maïmoú, “monkey”)

Etymology 2

After the Moorish given name, Arabic ميمون, from the Arabic word.

Noun

maimón m (plural maimones)

a type of garlic soup from Granada, Spain

Further reading

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

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