Etymology

tiburon

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Today it means: A shark; now specifically, Sphyrna tiburo or Negaprion brevirostris. Full definition →

Middle French tiburon ← Spanish tiburón
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tiburon · noun1

  1. Spanish · derived fromtiburón
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromtiburon
  3. English todaytiburon

Borrowed from Middle French tiburon, from Spanish tiburón, of uncertain origin.

Tiburon · proper noun2

  1. Spanish · borrowed fromtiburón“shark”
  2. English todayTiburon

From Spanish tiburón (“shark”).

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