Femenino

muñeca

Significado (Inglés)

  1. (feminine) wrist
  2. (feminine, form-of) female equivalent of muñeco (“doll”)

muñeco

  1. (masculine) doll
  2. (masculine) puppet
  3. (masculine) attractive male
  4. (masculine) any of various South American trees of the genus Cordia, such as Cordia borinquena or Cordia collococca.

Frecuencia

B2
Con guion como
mu‧ñe‧ca
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/muˈɲeka/
Etimología (Inglés)

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish munneca, from Old Spanish monneka (“milestone or landmark”) (a. 1011), from Paleo-Hispanic, possibly pre-Indo-European. Compare Basque muino (“hill”). Its original meaning was first 'milestone or landmark', then 'protuberance', from which both senses of 'wrist' and 'doll' come. Some have suggested it may have originated from monnula (“(female) friend”). Compare Spanish moño (“a bow, ribbon”) and muñón (“stump”); see also Portuguese boneca (“doll”). Attested as early as 1011, first attested as 'doll' in 1400.

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