reventón

Spanish

Etymology

From reventar (“to explode, to crack”) +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rebenˈton/ [re.β̞ẽn̪ˈt̪õn]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: re‧ven‧tón

Noun

reventón m (plural reventones)

  1. burst
  2. party (social gathering)
  3. a cultivar of maize, whose seeds are used for popcorn

Further reading

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