tesón

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin tēnsiōnem. Cf. the borrowed doublet tensión. Compare also Portuguese tesão.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /teˈson/ [t̪eˈsõn]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: te‧són

Noun

tesón m (plural tesones)

tenacity
Synonym: tenacidad

Derived terms

tesonero

Related terms

Further reading

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

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