empollón

Spanish

Etymology

From empollar +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /empoˈʝon/ [ẽm.poˈʝõn] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /empoˈʎon/ [ẽm.poˈʎõn] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /empoˈʃon/ [ẽm.poˈʃõn] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /empoˈʒon/ [ẽm.poˈʒõn] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

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

Adjective

empollón (feminine empollona, masculine plural empollones, feminine plural empollonas)

  1. (Spain) nerdy

Noun

empollón m (plural empollones, feminine empollona, feminine plural empollonas)

  1. (Spain, derogatory) wonk, swot, nerd
    Synonyms: chapón, (Spain) chapona, (Chile) mateo, (Spain) pitagorín

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