tostón

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tosˈton/ [t̪osˈt̪õn]

Noun

tostón m (plural tostones)

1. fried slice of unripe plantain
2. (obsolete, El Salvador) a coin worth 50 cents of a Salvadoran colón
3. (colloquial, Mexico) a coin or a banknote worth 50 Mexican pesos
4. bore (something boring)

Synonyms

• (plantain): frito verde (or just frito), patacón

Related terms

• (Salvadoran 50 cent coin): peseta (El Salvador), cora (El Salvador)