patón

Spanish

Etymology

From pata (“animal leg; human foot”) +‎ -ón (“augmentative”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈton/ [paˈt̪õn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: pa‧tón

Adjective

patón (feminine patona, masculine plural patones, feminine plural patonas)

1. having big feet

   Synonym: patudo

Derived terms

• araña patona

 

Further reading

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