el
masculine
/muˈɲeko/
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Translation
doll, puppet
Word origin
Of uncertain, probably pre-Roman origin, thought to derive from a root muñ- meaning something rounded, the same base that gives muñeca ('wrist, doll').
- Origin
- pre-Roman
- Root
- muñ-
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralmuñecos
Examples
separa trapo.
The little boy will not part with his rag doll.
Colgaron .
They hung a snowman on the window.
.
That politician is nothing more than a puppet.
regalaron articulado .
They gave him an articulated action figure for his birthday.
¿ ?
Whose is this very old doll?
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