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
4. slice of dried fruit
5. monkey-ear tree

Further reading

• “orejón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28