medialuna

See also: Media Luna and Medialuna

English

Etymology

Literally "half moon".

Noun

medialuna (plural medialunas)

1. A crescent-shaped corral used in Chilean rodeos.
2. A kind of Argentinian croissant.

Spanish

Noun

medialuna f (plural medialunas)

1. crescent (shape)
2. medialuna (corral)
3. medialuna (food)
4. (soccer) penalty arc, semicircle, the D (an arc whose center is the penalty spot, extending from the top of the penalty area)

   Synonym: semicírculo

Further reading

• “medialuna”, 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