chillón

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈʝon/ [t͡ʃiˈʝõn]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /t͡ʃiˈʝon/ [t͡ʃiˈʝõn]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /t͡ʃiˈʎon/ [t͡ʃiˈʎõn]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /t͡ʃiˈʃon/ [t͡ʃiˈʃõn]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /t͡ʃiˈʒon/ [t͡ʃiˈʒõn]

Adjective

chillón (feminine chillona, masculine plural chillones, feminine plural chillonas)

1. flashy, bright
2. squeaky
3. loud; rambunctious
4. (Mexico) crybabyish; weepy
5. (Mexico) cowardly

Noun

chillón m (plural chillones, feminine chillona, feminine plural chillonas)

1. loud person; loudmouth