muñeca

/muˈɲeka/ · B1 · noun · f

wrist

⌚ muñeca = doll and wrist: one word, two meanings, both from a root for bump

Spanish uses one word for doll and wrist. The old pre-Roman root meant a rounded bump or lump, which named both the knobby wrist joint and a rag bundle tied into a doll. Related word: muñón, a stump.

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