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piñón

/piˈɲon/

noun, masculine/piˈɲon/plural: piñones

pine nut; Araucaria nut; pine sapling

From piña (“pinecone”) + -ón (diminutive suffix).

noun, masculine/piˈɲon/plural: piñones

pinion (small gear or spindle); sprocket (toothed wheel that enmeshes with a chain)

Synonyms: engranaje, engrane, rueda dentada, corona

Etymology tree French peigne French -on French pignonbor. Spanish piñón Borrowed from French pignon.

noun, masculine/piˈɲon/plural: piñones

pinion (outer part of a bird's wing)

From Latin pinna (“feather”) + -ón (“augmentative suffix”).