calzón
Galician
Etymology
Attested since the 14th century, as a surname. From calza + -ón.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɑlˈθoŋ], (western) [kɑlˈsoŋ]
Noun
calzón m (plural calzóns)
- (also in the plural) breeches
- (also in the plural) underwear, underpants
References
- “calçon” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “calzón” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “calzón” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “calzón” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Spanish
Etymology
Augmentative of calza. Compare Italian calzone. Doublet of sosón.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /kalˈθon/ [kal̟ˈθõn]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /kalˈson/ [kalˈsõn]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: cal‧zón
Noun
calzón m (plural calzones)
- underpants
- female undergarment, panties, knickers
- Synonyms: bombacha, braga
Usage notes
In Spain, it is generally used only in the plural.
In El Salvador, it is used as a regular countable noun meaning 'pair of panties', perfectly normally in the singular: Me compré un calzón nuevo 'I bought a new pair of panties (for myself)', Se te olvidó empacar esos tres calzones 'You forgot to pack those three pairs of panties'.
Derived terms
- a calzón quitado
- calzoncillo
- echarle los calzones
Descendants
- ⇒ Guaraní: kasõ
Further reading
- “calzón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014