Pinzón

American  

[peen-thawn] / pinˈθɔn /

noun

1. Martín Alonzo c1440–93?, and his brother, Vicente Yáñez c1460–1524?, Spanish navigators with Christopher Columbus.

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Pinzón British  

/ pinˈθɔn /

noun

1. Martín Alonzo (marˈtin aˈlɔnθo). ?1440–93, Spanish navigator, who commanded the Pinta on Columbus' first expedition (1492–93), which he abandoned in a vain attempt to be the first to arrive back in Spain

2. his brother, Vicente Yáñez (biˈθente ˈjaɲɛθ). ?1460–?1524, Spanish navigator, who commanded the Niña on Columbus' first expedition (1492–93)

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Example Sentences

On paper, Beatriz “Betty” Pinzón Solano, played by Ana María Orozco, was the kind of character telenovela audiences rarely saw at the center of such sweeping lovestruck narratives.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2024

Felix Pinzón, a member of the church, lost his 45-year-old brother and his livelihood to the virus.

From The Guardian • Jun. 7, 2020

Mónica Pinzón, a former student of Amézquita Torres who is now a filmmaker, wrote to the university last year to describe how he targeted her for retribution.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 20, 2020

Colombian Ambassador Juan Carlos Pinzón, who greeted guests at the door with his wife, Pilar, called the launch of a new phase of Plan Colombia a “momentous occasion.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2016

Galapagos National Park personnel returning young tortoises back to their native habitat on Pinzón Island, uncredited.

From Scientific American • Aug. 2, 2013