alcedón

== Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin alcēdinem, from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών (alkuṓn, “kingfisher”). Adapted to -ón. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alθeˈdon/ [al̟.θeˈð̞õn] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /alseˈdon/ [al.seˈð̞õn] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -on Syllabification: al‧ce‧dón === Noun === alcedón m (plural alcedones) kingfisher Synonyms: martín pescador, alción, guardarrío === Further reading === “alcedón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025