lambón

See also: lambon

Galician

Alternative forms

• lambión

Etymology

Attested since 1746. From lamber (“lo lick”) +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lamˈboŋ]

Adjective

lambón (feminine lambona, masculine plural lambóns, feminine plural lambonas)

1. gluttonous

   Synonym: comellón

2. sweet-toothed

   Synonym: larpeiro

Derived terms

• lambonada

Related terms

• lamber

Noun

lambón m (plural lambóns, feminine lambona, feminine plural lambonas)

1. glutton

   Synonym: comellón

2. sweet tooth

   Synonym: larpeiro

3. (rare) freeloader

References

• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “lambón”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “lambón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “lambón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin lambere

Spanish lamer

Spanish lamber

Proto-Indo-European *-ōder.

Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.?

Latin -ō

Spanish -ón

Spanish lambón

From lamber (“lick”) + -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lamˈbon/ [lãmˈbõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: lam‧bón

Noun

lambón m (plural lambones, feminine lambona, feminine plural lambonas)

1. (Latin America, slang) ass-kisser, suck-up

   Synonym: lambiscón

   • 2013, Pedro Claver Téllez, La Pola, espía patriota, page 23:

     Alonso hizo un gesto de disgusto a sus espaldas. Iglesias era para él “un lambón, un chafarote y un oportunista”.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Adjective

lambón (feminine lambona, masculine plural lambones, feminine plural lambonas)

1. servile, obsequious

Further reading

• “lambón”, 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