renglón

Spanish

Etymology

From reglón, augmentative of regla.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /renˈɡlon/, [rẽŋˈɡlõn]

Noun

renglón m (plural renglones)

  1. line (written or printed row of words)
    • 1944, Jorge Luis Borges, “La biblioteca de Babel”, in Ficciones:
      A cada uno de los muros de cada hexágono corresponden cinco anaqueles: cada anaquel encierra treinta y dos libros de formato uniforme; cada libro es de cuatrocientas diez páginas; cada página, de cuarenta renglones; cada renglón, de unas ochenta letras de color negro.
      On each of the walls of each hexagon there are five shelves: each shelf holds thirty-two books of the same style; each book is four hundred ten pages long; each page, forty lines; each line, some eighty letters printed in black.
  2. line, merchandise (products or services sold by a business)
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