lonco

English

Alternative forms

• logko
• lonko

Etymology

From Mapudungun logko, longko via Spanish lonco.

Noun

lonco (plural loncos)

2. A Mapuche tribal leader.

See also

• lof

Anagrams

• Colon, Locon, colon, colón, locon

Lindu

Noun

lonco

1. cup; bowl

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlonko/ [ˈlõŋ.ko]
• Rhymes: -onko
• Syllabification: lon‧co

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Mapudungun logko.

Alternative forms

• longko

Noun

lonco m (plural loncos)

1. lonco (a Mapuche tribal leader)

See also

• loqui

Etymology 2

Noun

lonco m (plural loncos)

1. (zoology) reticulum
   • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 306:

     El guanaco tiene en el lonco una piedra cuyo contacto desaparecen los dolores de aire.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

• “lonco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10