nelson

== English == === Etymology === Cricket sense: origin disputed; supposedly from the belief that Lord Nelson had one eye, one arm and one leg. Wrestling sense: Back-formation from full nelson. === Pronunciation === === Noun === nelson (plural nelsons) (cricket) A score of 111, sometimes considered to be unlucky. (wrestling) A wrestling hold in which a wrestler's arm is locked behind their back. [from late 19th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== double nelson half nelson triple nelson === Further reading === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “nelson”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. === Anagrams === Lenons == Finnish == === Etymology === From English nelson. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnels(ː)on/, [ˈne̞ls̠(ː)o̞n] Rhymes: -elson Syllabification(key): nel‧son Hyphenation(key): nel‧son === Noun === nelson (wrestling) nelson ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “nelson”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 == Spanish == === Etymology === From nel (“no”), influenced by the proper name Nelson. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnelson/ [ˈnel.sõn] Rhymes: -elson Syllabification: nel‧son === Adverb === nelson (slang, Central America, Peru) synonym of nel (no; no way; nope) ==== Usage notes ==== The usage is similar to that of a particle. === Further reading === “nelson”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010