Alarcón

American  

[ah-lahr-kawn] / ˌɑ lɑrˈkɔn /

noun

1. Pedro Antonio Pedro Antonio Alarcón y Ariza, 1833–91, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and diplomat.

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Alarcón British  

/ alarˈkon /

noun

1. Pedro Antonio de (ˈpeðro anˈtonjo de). 1833–91, Spanish novelist and short-story writer, noted for his humorous sketches of rural life, esp in The Three-Cornered Hat (1874)

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Alarcón

The 51-year-old man, named by Ukrainian and Spanish sources as Andriy Portnov, had just dropped his children off at the school in the Pozuelo de Alarcón area of the city, reports say.

From BBC ● May 21, 2025

Alarcón said that “if you have had exposure to fleas, rodents, opossums or free-roaming cats, you should mention that to your physician.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2023

The findings from Alarcón and others at the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2023

Alarcón was drafted with an eye on the future; General Manager Mike Thibault said the 19-year-old from Spain isn’t expected to come over this season, but he wanted to have her rights.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 10, 2023

Grammar, Oral and written exercises, Reading from Alarcón, Valdés, etc.,

From College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College by Klapper, Paul