medialuna

See also: Media Luna and Medialuna

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish medialuna (literally “half moon”).

Noun

medialuna (plural medialunas)

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

Spanish

Etymology

Univerbation of media +‎ luna, literally “half moon”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /medjaˈluna/ [me.ð̞jaˈlu.na]
• Rhymes: -una
• Syllabification: me‧dia‧lu‧na

Noun

medialuna f (plural medialunas)

1. crescent (shape)
2. medialuna (crescent-shaped corral used in rodeo)
3. (cooking) medialuna (crescent-shaped pastry)
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
• “medialuna”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010