henequén
Spanish
Alternative forms
- jenequén, nequén
Etymology
Likely borrowed from Yucatec Maya.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eneˈken/ [e.neˈkẽn]
- Rhymes: -en
- Syllabification: he‧ne‧quén
Noun
henequén m (plural henequenes)
References
- ^ Joan Coromines; José A[ntonio] Pascual (1984), “henequén”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary][1] (in Spanish), volume III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 342
Further reading
- “henequén”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
- “henequén”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
- “henequén”, in Diccionario del español de México, Segunda edición, Academia Mexicana de la Lengua, 2019
- Guido Gómez de Silva (2001), “henequén”, in Diccionario breve de mexicanismos, Primera edición, Academia Mexicana de la Lengua
- Manuel Seco; Olimpia Andrés; Gabino Ramos (3 August 2023), “henequén”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA [BBVA Foundation]