alcotán

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic القُطَان (al-quṭan), from Arabic قَطَام (qaṭām).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alkoˈtan/ [al.koˈt̪ãn]

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• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: al‧co‧tán

Noun

alcotán m (plural alcotanes)

1. hobby (bird)

Further reading

• “alcotán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10