perdigón
Spanish
Etymology
perdiz (“partridge”) + -ón (“augmentative suffix”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peɾdiˈɡon/ [peɾ.ð̞iˈɣ̞õn]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: per‧di‧gón
Noun
perdigón m (plural perdigones)
- a young partridge
- a small lead pellet used as ammunition
Derived terms
- perdigonada
- perdigonazo
- perdigonera
Further reading
- “perdigón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014