perdón

See also: perdon

Spanish

Alternative forms

• peldón (Puerto Rico, pronunciation spelling)

Etymology

Deverbal from perdonar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɾˈdon/ [peɾˈð̞õn]

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: per‧dón

Interjection

perdón

1. sorry, pardon me (excuse me)
2. sorry, pardon (I didn't hear you)

Noun

perdón m (plural perdones)

1. pardon

   Synonyms: gracia, amparo

2. mercy

   Synonyms: merced, misericordia, piedad

Derived terms

• con perdón
• Día del Perdón
• quien roba a un ladrón, tiene cien años de perdón

 

Related terms

• perdonar

 

Further reading

• “perdón”, 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