espaldón

Spanish

Etymology

From espalda +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /espalˈdon/ [es.pal̪ˈd̪õn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: es‧pal‧dón

Noun

espaldón m (plural espaldones)

1. (military) a raised defensive platform

Further reading

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