jirón
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French giron (“lap”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
jirón m (plural jirones)
- rag; shred
- (heraldry) gyron
- (Peru) a typically narrow urban street; a lane
- Synonym: (abbreviation) Jr.
- 2022 September 21, “Chorrillos: Mototaxista fue atacado de cinco balazos por no pagar S/5 diarios a extorsionadores”, in Infobae[1], archived from the original on October 2, 2022:
- Una cámara de seguridad logró registrar el preciso instante del ataque de dos disparos hacia el bazar ubicado en la cuadra 2 del jirón Pocitos.
- A security camera managed to record the precise moment of the attack when two shots were fired towards the bazaar located on block 2 of Pocitos lane.
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “jirón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014