pitón

See also: piton, Piton, píton, and pîton

Galician

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piˈtoŋ/ [piˈt̪oŋ]
  • Rhymes: -oŋ
  • Hyphenation: pi‧tón

Noun

pitón m (plural pitóns)

  1. python

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piˈton/ [piˈt̪õn]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: pi‧tón

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πύθων (Púthōn), the name of a mythological serpent slain by Apollo, from Πυθώ (Puthṓ), an old name for Delphi, probably from πύθω (púthō, to rot, to decay).

Noun

pitón f or (uncommonly) m (plural pitones)

  1. python (snake)

Etymology 2

Noun

pitón m (plural pitones)

  1. small horn
  2. (colloquial, usually in the plural) small tit, breast
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