botellón

See also: botellon

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From botella + -ón, literally big bottle.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /boteˈʝon/ [bo.t̪eˈʝõn]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /boteˈʎon/ [bo.t̪eˈʎõn]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /boteˈʃon/ [bo.t̪eˈʃõn]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /boteˈʒon/ [bo.t̪eˈʒõn]

  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: bo‧te‧llón

Noun

botellón m (plural botellones)

  1. (colloquial, Spain) street BYOB party, binge, binge drinking, booze-up (a Spanish activity when people (above all the teenagers and young adults) congregate in public places to socialize while drinking alcohol.)
  2. (colloquial, Mexico) demijohn
    Synonym: damajuana

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