Rincon
name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative spelling of rincón. alt-of, alternative
"some cataclysmic flood had broken through a fin of ruddy rock, leaving yet another sweeping bend in the canyon dry and off the track, forming another rincon like Arrow Point, on top of which, a few months later, Bruce Bradley would crawl in his ecstasy after the flint flakes that he knew so much about."
- 1 A surname from Spanish. countable, uncountable
- 2 A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in San Diego County, California. countable, uncountable
- 3 A place in the United States:; A city in Effingham County, Georgia. countable, uncountable
- 4 A place in the United States:; A census-designated place in Doña Ana County, New Mexico. countable, uncountable
- 5 A town in Bonaire, a special municipality of the Netherlands in the Caribbean. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"some cataclysmic flood had broken through a fin of ruddy rock, leaving yet another sweeping bend in the canyon dry and off the track, forming another rincon like Arrow Point, on top of which, a few months later, Bruce Bradley would crawl in his ecstasy after the flint flakes that he knew so much about."
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Rincon or Rincón.
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