abejón

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin apis

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Indo-European *-elós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Proto-Italic *-kelos

Latin -cula

Latin apicula

Old Spanish abeja

Spanish abeja

Proto-Indo-European *-ōder.

Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.?

Latin -ō

Spanish -ón

Spanish abejón

From abeja + -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abeˈxon/ [a.β̞eˈxõn]

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: a‧be‧jón

Noun

abejón m (plural abejones)

1. bumblebee

   Synonyms: abejorro, abejarrón, moscardón

Derived terms

• abejonear
• jugar al abejón con

Further reading

• “abejón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025