patacón

Spanish

Etymology

From pataca (“potato (dialectal)”) +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pataˈkon/ [pa.t̪aˈkõn]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: pa‧ta‧cón

Noun

patacón m (plural patacones)

deep-fried plantain slice
(Venezuela) fried plantain sandwich, stuffed with shredded meat, cheese and ham

Descendants

→ English: patacoon

Further reading

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

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