pitón

See also: piton, Piton, píton, and pîton

Galician

Noun

pitón f (plural pitóns)

1. python

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈton/ [piˈt̪õn]

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Πύθων (Púthōn), the name of a mythological serpent slain by Apollo, from Πυθώ (Puthṓ), an old name for Delphi, probably from πυθώ (puthṓ, “I rot, decay”).

Noun

pitón f (plural pitones)

1. (snake) python

Etymology 2

Noun

pitón m (plural pitones)

1. small horn
2. (colloquial, usually in the plural) small tit, breast

Anagrams

• pinto

Further reading

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