rincão

Galician

Noun

rincão m (plural rincões, reintegrationist norm)

1. reintegrationist spelling of rincón

Further reading

• “rincão” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish rincón, from رُكْن (rukn, “corner, nook”), via Andalusian Arabic.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁĩˈkɐ̃w̃/ [hĩˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁĩˈkɐ̃w̃/ [hĩˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁĩˈkɐ̃w̃/ [χĩˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁĩˈkɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: rin‧cão

Noun

rincão m (plural rincões)

1. corner (space in the angle between converging lines or surfaces)

   Synonyms: canto, ângulo

2. a remote location

   Synonyms: recanto, retiro

Further reading

• “rincão”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024