estrellón

Spanish

Etymology

From estrella +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /estɾeˈʝon/ [es.t̪ɾeˈʝõn] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /estɾeˈʎon/ [es.t̪ɾeˈʎõn] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /estɾeˈʃon/ [es.t̪ɾeˈʃõn] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /estɾeˈʒon/ [es.t̪ɾeˈʒõn] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: es‧tre‧llón

Noun

estrellón m (plural estrellones)

  1. (astronomy) a large star
  2. celebrity (famous individual)
  3. (Latin America) car crash

Further reading

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