zafacón
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly from English Save a can, a WWII slogan accompanying the many recycling containers, but this origin is disputed with others citing an Arabic origin which better matches the spelling starting with z, rather than s.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Spain) /θafaˈkon/ [θa.faˈkõn]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /safaˈkon/ [sa.faˈkõn]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: za‧fa‧cón
Noun
[edit]zafacón m (plural zafacones)
Further reading
[edit]- “zafacón”, 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
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- Rhymes:Spanish/on/3 syllables
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