orejón

Spanish

Etymology

From oreja +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oɾeˈxon/ [o.ɾeˈxõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: o‧re‧jón

Adjective

orejón (feminine orejona, masculine plural orejones, feminine plural orejonas)

1. big-eared
2. absent-minded

Noun

orejón m (plural orejones)

1. big ears
2. pull of the ear (especially on someone's birthday)
3. (historical) an Inca nobleman, characterised by decorations in the ears

Further reading

• “orejón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014