colín
Spanish
Etymology
From cola + -ín. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koˈlin/ [koˈlĩn]
- Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification: co‧lín
Noun
colín m (plural colines)
- New World quail
- (Dominican Republic, slang) machete
Derived terms
- colín de California
- no comerse un colín
Further reading
- “colín”, 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