quitón

See also: quíton and quit on

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Chiton (genus name), from Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn, “garment worn near the skin, tunic”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiˈton/ [kiˈt̪õn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: qui‧tón

Noun

quitón m (plural quitones)

1. chiton (mollusk)

Further reading

• “quitón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16