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)

1. 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)

1. a type of garlic soup from Granada, Spain

Further reading

• “maimón”, 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