cuña

See also: cuna, Cuna, cùna, cunã, and cüna

Spanish

Etymology

From cuño or from Vulgar Latin *cunea, from Latin cuneus. Compare Portuguese cunha.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuɲa/
  • Rhymes: -uɲa

Noun

cuña f (plural cuñas)

  1. wedge
  2. chock (for wheel)
  3. (typography) quoin
  4. (colloquial) influence, weight, pull
  5. (television, radio) slot, spot
  6. (anatomy) cuneus (portion of the occipital lobe)
  7. (colloquial, Chile, Cuba, Dominican Rep., El Salvador) connections
    Synonyms: enchufe, palanca

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