conejo

See also: Conejo and conéjo

Spanish
Conejo común o europeo (common or European rabbit).
Hombre enseñando su conejo (man showing his contracted biceps).

Etymology

From Old Spanish conejo, from Vulgar Latin *cuniclus, syncopated form of Latin cunīculus originally "burrow", from Ancient Greek κύνικλος (kúniklos), of pre-Roman (probably Iberian) origin; compare Basque untxi (“rabbit”), Mozarabic qonélyo (“rabbit”) and Mozarabic qončáyr (“greyhound”). Compare Galician coello, Portuguese coelho and Italian coniglio.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /koˈnexo/
  • Rhymes: -exo

Noun

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

  1. rabbit (male or unspecified sex)
  2. (Central America) detective
  3. (anatomy) a contracted biceps (having athletic ‎or semi-athletic ‎features, specially when exhibiting, intentionally or not)
  4. (vulgar, slang) cunt (female genitalia)

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