ostión

Spanish

Etymology

From ostrón, augmentative of ostra.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /osˈtjon/ [osˈt̪jõn]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: os‧tión

Noun

ostión m (plural ostiones)

(Mexico) oyster (particularly from genus Crassostrea), specially when prepared or served for food

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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