follón

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /foˈʝon/ [foˈʝõn] (most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /foˈʎon/ [foˈʎõn] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /foˈʃon/ [foˈʃõn] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /foˈʒon/ [foˈʒõn] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: fo‧llón

Etymology 1

From Latin follis.

Adjective

follón (feminine follona, masculine plural follones, feminine plural follonas)

lazy, good-for-nothing
Synonyms: flojo, perezoso

Noun

follón m (plural follones)

(Latin America, fireworks) squib, dud (a rocket that fails to detonate)

Etymology 2

From follar.

Noun

follón m (plural follones)

(colloquial) mess, fuss, snarl, confusion
Synonyms: confusión, embrollo, enredo, lío
(colloquial) uproar
Synonyms: alboroto, algarabía, algarada, discusión, jaleo

Related terms

Further reading

“follón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024