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rincón

corner (where two walls meet); a secluded spotángulo que forman dos paredes; lugar apartado

Comes from Arabic

رُكْن

rukn

“corner, angle; pillar”«esquina, ángulo; pilar»

In Andalusi Arabic: رُكُن rukun

Arabic today says

رُكْن

rukn

And it still does

Root

ر ك ن

r-k-n

The article

It came in without the article.

The story

Andalusi rukún, with a vowel between k and n, explains the Old Spanish form rancón/rincón. This is the RAE's etymology, though the change from u to i is not regular.El andalusí rukún, con vocal entre k y n, explica la forma castellana antigua rancón/rincón. Es la etimología de la RAE, aunque el paso de u a i no es regular.

In a sentence

Pon la lámpara en ese rincón.

Put the lamp in that corner.

ضَعِ المِصْبَاحَ فِي تِلْكَ الزَّاوِيَة.