lirón
See also: liron
Spanish
Etymology
Augmentative form of Old Spanish lir, from Latin glis (accusative glirem), less likely corresponding to a Vulgar Latin *gliro, *glironem. Compare Galician leirón, French liron, dated English loir.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liˈɾon/ [liˈɾõn]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: li‧rón
Noun
lirón m (plural lirones)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Catalan: liró
Further reading
- “lirón”, 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