Kilo Lingo

el

masculine

/rinˈkon/

Line drawing of rincón
Coloured illustration of rincón
#3452 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

corner

Word origin

From Old Spanish rencón, from Hispano-Arabic rukán, from Classical Arabic rukn ('corner, pillar').

Origin
Arabic
Root
rukn

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralrincones

Examples

.

The cat sleeps in a corner of the kitchen.

.

There is an old lamp in that dark corner.

.

I know every corner of this city.

.

She put the plant in the corner next to the window.

.

We looked for a quiet corner to read in.

Used in

Add to review queue

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

Go to my review queue

This word is part of lesson 70.