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Learn Spanish with don Quijote: Palabra del Dia

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Word: Jabalcón
(ja-bal-CÓN), sustantivo masculino.
English: Hammer brace
Etymology: Del árabe yamalún
Meaning: Madero ensamblado en uno vertical para apear otro horizontal o inclinado.
Topic:Léxico relacionado con la arquitectura III
Example:

“...el crujido de algún jabalcón de la techumbre donde anidaba la totovía...”
José Manuel Caballero Bonald, Ágata ojo de gato, p. 240, Ed. Bibliotex.

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