patacón

Spanish

Etymology

From pataca (“potato (dialectal)”) +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pataˈkon/ [pa.t̪aˈkõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: pa‧ta‧cón

Noun

patacón m (plural patacones)

1. deep-fried plantain slice
2. (Venezuela) fried plantain sandwich, stuffed with shredded meat, cheese and ham

Descendants

• → English: patacoon

Further reading

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