(Spanish alarˈkon) n (Biography) 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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(ˌɑ lɑrˈkoʊn)
n. Pedro Antonio (Pedro Antonio Alarcón y Ariza), 1833–91, Spanish writer and diplomat.