hormigón

Spanish

Etymology

From hormigo +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /oɾmiˈɡon/ [oɾ.miˈɣ̞õn]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: hor‧mi‧gón

Noun

hormigón m (plural hormigones)

(Spain, Argentina, Uruguay) concrete (building material)
Synonym: concreto

un puente de hormigón. ― A concrete bridge.
- 2011, Natascha Kampusch, 3.096 días, Aguilar, →ISBN:
  Estaba enterrada en hormigón. Encerrada en un zulo hermético.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

Related terms

hormigo

Further reading

“hormigón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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