malecón

Spanish

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maleˈkon/ [ma.leˈkõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ma‧le‧cón

Noun

malecón m (plural malecones)

1. breakwater

   Synonym: rompeolas

Further reading

• “malecón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16