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corpiño

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See also: corpino

Galician

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18th century corpiño

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From corpo +‎ iño, diminutive of corpo ("body").

Pronunciation

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Noun

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corpiño m (plural corpiños)

  1. bodice
    • 1746, frei Martín Sarmiento, Coloquio de 24 gallegos rústicos:
      comprarein na vila cousas a desexo: corpiño, manguiñas, cintiñas, ourelos, e mais unha coifa e mais un espello
      I'll buy in town everything I'd wish: bodice, sleeves, ribbons, borders, and a coif and a mirror

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Galician corpiño (bodice, literally little body).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /koɾˈpiɲo/ [koɾˈpi.ɲo]
  • Rhymes: -iɲo
  • Syllabification: cor‧pi‧ño

Noun

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corpiño m (plural corpiños)

  1. (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay) bra; bodice
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sostén
  2. (Mexico) training bra

Usage notes

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  • Understood in Spain but more commonly used in Latin America.

Further reading

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