retoño

See also: retono and retoñó

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈtoɲo/ [reˈt̪o.ɲo]
• Rhymes: -oɲo
• Syllabification: re‧to‧ño

Etymology 1

Deverbal from retoñar.

Noun

retoño m (plural retoños)

1. sprout, shoot (of plant)

   Synonym: vástago

2. (colloquial) kid, offspring (child)

Etymology 2

Verb

retoño

1. first-person singular present indicative of retoñar

Further reading

• “retoño”, 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