halcón
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin falcō, falcōnem, probably of Germanic origin. Doublet of falcón.
Pronunciation
Noun
halcón m (plural halcones)
- falcon (diurnal bird of prey in Falconidae and especially in Falco)
- (slang, Mexico) hired thug (employed to keep watch by drug dealers on the street)
- (politics) hawk, hardliner (firm, uncompromising advocate of aggressive political positions)
See also
Categories:
- Spanish terms inherited from Late Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Late Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Germanic languages
- Spanish doublets
- Spanish 2-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/on
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish masculine nouns
- Spanish slang
- Mexican Spanish
- es:Politics
- Spanish terms inherited from Latin
- es:Birds