rincón

noun

A meadow on the south-facing upper slopes of a mountain.

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Meanings

nounrincón (plural rincons or rincones)

plural rincons · plural rincones

  1. SouthwesternUSA meadow on the south-facing upper slopes of a mountain.
  2. SouthwesternUSAn abandoned meander.
  3. SouthwesternUSAn interior corner; a nook; hence, an angular recess or hollow bend in a mountain, river, cliff, etc.

Origin

  1. Spanishrincón
  2. Spanishrincón
  3. Englishrincón

Borrowed from Spanish rincón.

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APA

rincón. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rinc%C3%B3n

MLA

“rincón.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rinc%C3%B3n. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rincón,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rinc%C3%B3n.

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