lonco

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Mapudungun logko, longko via Spanish lonco.

Noun

lonco (plural loncos)

  2. A Mapuche tribal leader.

See also

Anagrams

Lindu

Noun

lonco

  1. cup; bowl

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlonko/ [ˈlõŋ.ko]
  • Rhymes: -onko
  • Syllabification: lon‧co

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Mapudungun logko.

Alternative forms

Noun

lonco m (plural loncos)

  1. lonco (a Mapuche tribal leader)
See also

Etymology 2

Noun

lonco m (plural loncos)

  1. (zoology) reticulum
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 306:
      El guanaco tiene en el lonco una piedra cuyo contacto desaparecen los dolores de aire.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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