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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Example Sentences

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

Alcaraz, who lives in Lake Balboa, also worked briefly as a council aide to former Councilmember Richard Alarcón in the north San Fernando Valley, where she helped work on equestrian issues, among others.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2023

The Mystics selected Elena Tsineke in the second round with the No. 20 pick and Txell Alarcón with the No. 32 pick.

From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2023

Still, Diana Alarcón, a top mayoral adviser, acknowledged that remote workers are also contributing to rising housing rates.

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2022

Shortly afterward Melchor Díaz went by land from San Gerónimo to the Colorado to communicate with Alarcón, but failed and lost his life.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene