See also: Conejo and conéjo

Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish conejo, from Latin cuniculus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /koˈnexo/ [koˈne.xo]
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -exo
  • Syllabification: co‧ne‧jo

Noun

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conejo m (plural conejos, feminine coneja, feminine plural conejas)

  1. rabbit, cony, coney (male or unspecified sex)
    Synonym: ñeco
    Hypernym: lagomorfo
    Hyponym: gazapo
  2. (Central America) detective
    Synonym: detective
  3. (Mexico, anatomy) a contracted biceps (having athletic or semi-athletic features, specially when exhibiting, intentionally or not)
  4. (vulgar, slang) cunt (female genitalia)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vagina

Hyponyms

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Coordinate terms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Papiamentu: koneu
  • Asturian: conexu
  • Cebuano: koneho
  • Galician: conexo
  • Quechua: kunu
  • Tagalog: kuneho

Further reading

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