empollón

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From empollar +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /empoˈʝon/ [ẽm.poˈʝõn]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /empoˈʎon/ [ẽm.poˈʎõn]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /empoˈʃon/ [ẽm.poˈʃõn]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /empoˈʒon/ [ẽm.poˈʒõn]

  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: em‧po‧llón

Adjective

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empollón (feminine empollona, masculine plural empollones, feminine plural empollonas)

  1. (Spain) nerdy

Noun

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empollón m (plural empollones, feminine empollona, feminine plural empollonas)

  1. (Spain, derogatory) wonk, swot, nerd
    Synonyms: chapón, (Spain) chapona, (Chile) mateo, (Spain) pitagorín
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Further reading

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