Ancon

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈæŋkÉ’n/

Origin

From Latin ancon, from Greek ἀγκών ‘bend, elbow, cranny’.

Full definition of ancon

Noun

1. (obsolete) The corner of a wall or rafter.
2. A console that appears to support a cornice.
3. (anatomy) The elbow.
4. (anatomy) The olecranon.
5. A sheep of a breed from Massachusetts with short crooked legs and long back.

Related terms

• anconad
• anconagra
• anconitis
• anconoid

Anagrams

• canon, cañon, Conan