pichón

See also: pichon

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian piccione, from Latin pīpiōnem. Compare English pigeon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈt͡ʃon/ [piˈt͡ʃõn]

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: pi‧chón

Noun

pichón m (plural pichones, feminine pichona, feminine plural pichonas)

1. young pigeon or dove
2. squab
3. (colloquial) guy, fellow, fella

Derived terms

• tiro de pichón

 

Further reading

• “pichón”, 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

Anagrams

• pincho