tocón

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toˈkon/ [t̪oˈkõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: to‧cón

Etymology 1

From tocar +‎ -ón.

Adjective

tocón (feminine tocona, masculine plural tocones, feminine plural toconas)

1. touchy-feely, handsy

Etymology 2

From tueco (“an onomatopoeic word”) +‎ -ón.

Noun

tocón m (plural tocones)

1. stump (of tree)

   Synonym: chueca

2. stump (of a limb)

   Synonyms: muñón, ñuco

Derived terms

• tocona

Further reading

• “tocón”, 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