chupón
See also: chupon
Spanish
Etymology
From chupar + -ón.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃuˈpon/ [t͡ʃuˈpõn]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: chu‧pón
Adjective
chupón (feminine chupona, masculine plural chupones, feminine plural chuponas)
- (Spain) hoarding, profiteering, sponging (said of a person who abuses a situation to get the best of it; in broad sense, not only referred to money or goods; it can be used as a noun)
- Synonyms: acaparador, (Spain) gorrón
Noun
chupón m (plural chupones)
- (Latin America) hickey (bruise-like mark)
- Synonym: chupetón
- (botany) sucker (branch or trunk that devoids of nutrients the main part of the tree)
- (Latin America) baby bottle
- Synonym: biberón
- (Peru, Venezuela) pacifier, dummy
- Synonym: chupete
- (Spain) ball hog (a player who keeps the ball to themselves, rather than passing it)
- ¡Chupón! ¡Pasa el balón!
- Ball hog! Pass the ball!
Further reading
- “chupón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014