miraguano
Spanish, noun[miɾaˈɣ̞wano]
miraguano is spelled M-I-R-A-G-U-A-N-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 48 million words in written Spanish, the 244,405th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Miraguano is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “kapok” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Coccothrinax miraguama) Palmera endémica de Cuba y Yucatán con hojas en forma de abanico, de la envoltura de…”.
What does miraguano mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinekapok
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Coccothrinax miraguama) Palmera endémica de Cuba y Yucatán con hojas en forma de abanico, de la envoltura de cuyas bayas se extrae el miraguano₂. 2. Sustancia algodonosa muy ligera, utilizada en la industria textil como relleno de almohadones, que se extrae del miraguano₁.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of miraguano
- miraguanos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce miraguano?
- [miɾaˈɣ̞wano]
- [miɾaɣ̞uˈano]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to miraguano
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is miraguano in Spanish?
miraguano appears about once in every 48 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).