quitón
See also: quíton and quit on
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Chiton (genus name), from Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn, “garment worn near the skin, tunic”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kiˈton/ [kiˈt̪õn]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: qui‧tón
Noun
quitón m (plural quitones)
- chiton (mollusk)
Further reading
- “quitón”, 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