campeón

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian campione, from Medieval Latin or Late Latin campiō, campiōnem (“champion, fighter”), from Frankish *kampijō (or a Lombardic equivalent) from Proto-Germanic *kampijô, based on Latin campus (“level ground”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kampeˈon/ [kãm.peˈõn]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: cam‧pe‧ón

Noun

campeón m (plural campeones, feminine campeona, feminine plural campeonas)

  1. champion, champ (informal address)
    Synonym: máquina

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Cebuano: kampyon
  • → Tagalog: kampyon

Further reading

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