pichón

See also: pichon

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian piccione, from Latin pīpiōnem. Compare English pigeon.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /piˈt͡ʃon/ [piˈt͡ʃõn]
(Rioplatense)
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: pi‧chón

Noun

pichón m (plural pichones, feminine pichona, feminine plural pichonas)

young pigeon or dove
squab
(colloquial) guy, fellow, fella

Derived terms

tiro de pichón

Further reading

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

Anagrams

pincho

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