botellón

See also: botellon

Spanish

Alternative forms

• botellon (obsolete)

Etymology

From botella +‎ -ón, literally “big bottle”

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /boteˈʝon/ [bo.t̪eˈʝõn]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /boteˈʝon/ [bo.t̪eˈʝõn]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /boteˈʎon/ [bo.t̪eˈʎõn]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /boteˈʃon/ [bo.t̪eˈʃõn]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /boteˈʒon/ [bo.t̪eˈʒõn]

Noun

botellón m (plural botellones)

1. (colloquial, Spain) street BYOB party, binge, binge drinking, booze-up (a Spanish activity when people (above all the teenagers and young adults) congregate in public places to socialize while drinking alcohol.)
2. (colloquial, Mexico) demijohn

Synonyms

• (demijohn): damajuana

Derived terms

• macrobotellón m
• botellódromo m