patagón

Spanish

Etymology

Named Portuguese patagão by Magellan or Spanish patagón by his men, traditionally said to be from pata (“foot”), referring to the shoes of the Tehuelche. However, the -gón suffix remains unexplained; the more likely origin is an invented name from Amadís de Gaula by Montalvo, similar to California.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pataˈɡon/ [pa.t̪aˈɣ̞õn]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: pa‧ta‧gón

Adjective

patagón (feminine patagona, masculine plural patagones, feminine plural patagonas)

  1. Patagonian

Derived terms

Noun

patagón m (plural patagones, feminine patagona, feminine plural patagonas)

  1. Patagonian

References

  • Anthony Munday, The Famous and Renowned Historie of Primaleon of Greece, 1619, cap.XXXIII: "How Primaleon… found the Grand Patagon ".

Further reading

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