paredón

Spanish

Etymology

From pared +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paɾeˈdon/ [pa.ɾeˈð̞õn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: pa‧re‧dón

Noun

paredón m (plural paredones)

1. thick, stone wall
2. wall against which people are shot by firing squad

Further reading

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