talón
See also: talon and Talon
Spanish
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *tālōnem, accusative singular of *tālō, augmentative of tālus (“ankle; heel”). Compare Medieval Latin tālō. Cognate with English talon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taˈlon/ [t̪aˈlõn]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: ta‧lón
Noun
talón m (plural talones)
- (anatomy) heel
- heel (shoe)
- check
Derived terms
- talón de Aquiles
Further reading
- “talón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014