lunanco

Spanish

Etymology

From luna (“[crescent] moon”) +‎ -anco. Perhaps influenced by anca (“haunch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luˈnanko/ [luˈnãŋ.ko]
• Rhymes: -anko
• Syllabification: lu‧nan‧co

Adjective

lunanco (feminine lunanca, masculine plural lunancos, feminine plural lunancas)

1. having one haunch higher than the other

   Parece un caballo lunanco...cadera izquierda más baja que la derecha.

   Looks like an asymmetrical horse...left hip lower than the right.

Further reading

• “lunanco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28