vellón

See also: vellon

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin vellus, with the suffix -on.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /beˈʝon/ [beˈʝõn] (most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /beˈʎon/ [beˈʎõn] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /beˈʃon/ [beˈʃõn] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /beˈʒon/ [beˈʒõn] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: ve‧llón

Noun

vellón m (plural vellones)

fleece

Derived terms

real de vellón

Further reading

“vellón”, 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