piñón

• IPA^(key): /piˈɲon/ [piˈɲõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: pi‧ñón

From piña (“pinecone”) +‎ -ón (diminutive suffix).

piñón m (plural piñones)

1. pine nut; Araucaria nut
2. pine sapling

Borrowed from French pignon.

piñón m (plural piñones)

1. (mechanics) pinion (small gear or spindle)

   Synonyms: engranaje, engrane, rueda dentada

2. (mechanics) sprocket (toothed wheel that enmeshes with a chain)

From Latin pinna (“feather”) + -ón (“augmentative suffix”).

piñón m (plural piñones)

1. pinion (outer part of a bird's wing)

• “piñón”, 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