ostión
Spanish
Etymology
From ostrón, augmentative of ostra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /osˈtjon/ [osˈt̪jõn]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: os‧tión
Noun
ostión m (plural ostiones)
- (Mexico) oyster (particularily from genus Crassostrea), specially when prepared or served for food
Derived terms
- ostionera, ostionería
Further reading
- “ostión”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014