tostón

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tosˈton/ [t̪osˈt̪õn]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: tos‧tón

Noun

tostón m (plural tostones)

  1. fried slice of unripe plantain
    Synonyms: (or just frito) frito verde, patacón
  2. (Murcia) popcorn
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:palomita
  3. (obsolete, El Salvador) a coin worth 50 cents of a Salvadoran colón
  4. (colloquial, Mexico) a coin or a banknote worth 50 Mexican pesos
  5. bore (something boring)
Salvadoran 50 cent coin

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