cordón

See also: cordon

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koɾˈdon/ [koɾˈð̞õn]

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: cor‧dón

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French cordon.

Noun

cordón m (plural cordones)

1. shoelace, bootlace, lacing

   Synonym: cordonera

2. drawstring, drawcord
3. lanyard

   Synonym: acollador

4. cord

   Synonym: cuerda

5. lace, string

   Synonym: cordel

6. (military) aiguillette
   • 1916, Horacio Quiroga, La guerra de los yacarés:

     El Surubí, que se había enamorado del cinturón y los cordones del oficial, pidío que se los regalaran, y tuvo que sacárselos de entre los dientes al viejo yacaré, pues habían quedado enredados allí.

     (The catfish) Surubí, who had fallen in love with the officer's belt and aiguillettes, requested them be given to him as a gift, and had to get them out of the old cayman's teeth, as they had become entangled there.

7. (Bolivia, Paraguay) clothesline

Derived terms

• acordonar
• corbata de cordón
• cordón de cardenal
• cordón de seguridad
• cordón sanitario
• cordón umbilical

Related terms

• cordel
• cuerda

Etymology 2

Adapted borrowing of English curb. Doublet of curva.

Noun

cordón m (plural cordones)

1. (Costa Rica, Bolivia, Paraguay, Rioplatense) curb

   Synonym: bordillo

Further reading

• “cordón”, 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