sillón

See also: sillon

Spanish

Etymology

From silla +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /siˈʝon/ [siˈʝõn]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /siˈʝon/ [siˈʝõn]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /siˈʎon/ [siˈʎõn]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /siˈʃon/ [siˈʃõn]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /siˈʒon/ [siˈʒõn]

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: si‧llón

Noun

sillón m (plural sillones)

1. armchair

   Synonyms: poltrona, butaca

   Hyponym: (to specify) sillón reclinable (“recliner, reclinable chair, La-Z-Boy”)

2. recliner

   Synonyms: reposera, sillón reclinable

Derived terms

• sillón de hamaca

 

See also

• asiento

Further reading

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