malón

See also: malon

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Mapudungun maleu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈlon/ [maˈlõn]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: ma‧lón

Noun

malón m (plural malones)

  1. (Rioplatense, colloquial) crowd
  2. (colloquial, Bolivia) An impromptu party held without the host's explicit permission.
  3. (Southern Cone) Native American raid
    Se preguntaba si el rumor que oía era del viento o de un malón de indios.
    He wondered if the noise he heard was the wind or an Indian raid.

Adjective

malón (feminine malona, masculine plural malones, feminine plural malonas)

  1. (Mexico, Peru, Chile, colloquial) very bad

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