pezón

See also: pezon

Asturian

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin *pecione, a derivative of Late Latin peciolus, petiolus, from *pediciolus, diminutive of Latin pedīculus, diminutive form of pēs (“foot”).

Noun

pezón m (plural pezones)

1. nipple (projection of mammary gland)

Spanish

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin *pecione, a derivative of Late Latin peciolus, petiolus, from *pediciolus, diminutive of Latin pedīculus, diminutive form of pēs (“foot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /peˈθon/ [peˈθõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /peˈson/ [peˈsõn]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: pe‧zón

Noun

pezón m (plural pezones)

1. (anatomy, especially of a female) nipple

   Synonym: (of a male) tetilla

Related terms

• peciolo
• pezuelo

 

Further reading

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