coirón

Galician

Etymology

From coiro +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kojˈɾɔŋ/ [kojˈɾɔŋ]
• Rhymes: -ɔŋ

Noun

coirón m (plural coiróns)

1. (derogatory) crone, hag
2. (derogatory) slut

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “coirón”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “coirón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koiˈɾon/ [koi̯ˈɾõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: coi‧rón

Noun

coirón m (plural coirones)

1. fescue

Further reading

• “coirón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28