mentón

See also: menton and Menton

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French menton, from Vulgar Latin *mentonem, from Latin mentum (“the chin, beard”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /menˈton/ [mẽn̪ˈt̪õn]
Audio (Colombia): (file)
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: men‧tón

Noun

mentón m (plural mentones)

chin
Synonym: barbilla

Derived terms

gancho al mentón

See also

Further reading

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

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