quevedos

Spanish

Etymology

After the Spanish author Francisco de Quevedo, who habitually wore glasses of this type.

Noun

quevedos m pl (plural only)

1. pince-nez

Further reading

• “quevedos”, 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