sol de mayos

A form of sol de mayo — Borrowed from Spanish Sol de Mayo; any instance of a Sol de Mayo, or a sun with a human-like face.

OriginSpanish Sol de Mayo →
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Meanings

sol de mayos1

noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Sol de Mayos.

Sol de Mayos2

noun
  1. pluralplural of Sol de Mayo.

Origin

  1. SpanishSol de Mayo
  2. EnglishSol de Mayos

Borrowed from Spanish Sol de Mayo. In English, the plural for the phrase is Sol de Mayos, while in Spanish, it correctly changes to Soles de Mayo. In English, a plural is often formed by adding an "s" to the end of the full phrase; in Spanish, a plural is formed by making the noun sol plural (soles), leaving the prepositional phrase de mayo unchanged.

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APA

sol de mayos. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sol%20de%20mayos

MLA

“sol de mayos.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sol%20de%20mayos. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sol de mayos,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sol%20de%20mayos.

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