patacón
Spanish
Etymology
pataca (“potato (dialectal)”) + -ón.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pataˈkon/ [pa.t̪aˈkõn]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: pa‧ta‧cón
Noun
patacón m (plural patacones)
- deep-fried plantain slice
- (Venezuela) fried plantain sandwich, stuffed with shredded meat, cheese and ham
Descendants
- → English: patacoon
Further reading
- “patacón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014