cuña

Spanish

noun
Definitions
  • wedge
  • chock (for wheel)
  • (typography) quoin
  • (colloquial) influence, weight, pull
  • (television) slot, spot
  • (anatomy) cuneus portion of the occipital lobe
  • (colloquial) connections

Etymology

Inherited from Latin *cunea, cuneus (wedge).

Origin

Latin

cuneus

Gloss

wedge

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