mojón

Spanish

Etymology

From Hispanic Vulgar Latin *mūtulōnem, from Latin mūtulus. Compare French moellon, Italian modiglione.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moˈxon/ [moˈxõn]
    • Rhymes: -on
  • IPA(key): /ˈmoʃon/ [ˈmo.ʃõn] (Early Modern Spanish)
    • Rhymes: -oʃon
  • Syllabification: mo‧jón

Noun

mojón m (plural mojones)

  1. milestone
  2. landmark
  3. (rare) pile
  4. (vulgar) pile of shit, turd

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Cebuano: muson, mohon
  • → Tagalog: muson, mohon

Further reading

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