Manlik
hueso
Betekenis (English)
- (masculine) bone
- (masculine) stone, pit (the central part of some fruits, consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer (like those of peach, olive, avocado or mango))
- (Mexico, masculine, slang) political position (appointed or elected)
- (Spain, informal, masculine) strict person
Synonyms
Frekwensie
Gekoppel as
hue‧so
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈw̝eso/
Etimologie (English)
In summary
Inherited from Old Spanish huesso, from Latin ossum, popular variant of os, ossis, from Proto-Italic *ōs, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ (“bone”), *h₂óst. Compare Catalan os, French os, Interlingua osso, Italian osso, Portuguese osso, Romanian os, Sardinian ossu. Political sense comes from comparing a dog looking for and defending a bone and a politician searching for a position.
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