jalón
See also: jalon
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xaˈlon/ [xaˈlõn]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: ja‧lón
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French jalon (“a pole marking the border of a field or a road”).
Noun
jalón m (plural jalones)
- milestone
- landmark
Derived terms
- jalonar
Etymology 2
From jalar + -ón.
Noun
jalón m (plural jalones)
- tug; pull; jerk
- Synonym: tirón
- lift, ride (colloquial)
- Synonym: aventón
Further reading
- “jalón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014