non
odd (number)
noun NOHN Rare
Origin: From Latin non (not), used in medieval counting.
Usage Note
Non is the archaic or literary Spanish word for an odd number, opposite of par (even). It survives mainly in the fixed phrase en non or in expressions like pares y nones (odds and evens, used in the children's game). In everyday speech, impar is the normal word for 'odd number'.
Examples
"El tres es un número non."
Natural Translation
Three is an odd number.

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