moisés

See also: Moises, Moisés, Moisès, and moïses

Spanish

Etymology

From Moisés (“Moses”), the biblical character who was abandoned in a basket in the river.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moiˈses/ [moi̯ˈses]
• Rhymes: -es
• Syllabification: moi‧sés

Noun

moisés m (plural #)

1. wicker crib

Further reading

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