embrollón

Spanish

Etymology

From embrollar +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /embɾoˈʝon/ [ẽm.bɾoˈʝõn] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /embɾoˈʎon/ [ẽm.bɾoˈʎõn] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /embɾoˈʃon/ [ẽm.bɾoˈʃõn] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /embɾoˈʒon/ [ẽm.bɾoˈʒõn] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: em‧bro‧llón

Noun

embrollón m (plural embrollones, feminine embrollona, feminine plural embrollonas)

  1. troublemaker

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