listón
See also: liston
Spanish
Etymology
From lista + -ón.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lisˈton/ [lisˈt̪õn]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: lis‧tón
Noun
listón m (plural listones)
- (architecture) lath
- strip
- batten, slat
- (sports) bar, crossbar
- (figurative) bar, standard (level to overcome)
- bajar el listón ― to lower the bar
- (Mexico, Guatemala) ribbon
Further reading
- “listón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014