Spanish

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Etymology

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From llorar +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ʝoˈɾon/ [ɟ͡ʝoˈɾõn]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /ʎoˈɾon/ [ʎoˈɾõn]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ʃoˈɾon/ [ʃoˈɾõn]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ʒoˈɾon/ [ʒoˈɾõn]

  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: llo‧rón

Noun

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llorón m (plural llorones, feminine llorona, feminine plural lloronas)

  1. crybaby, whiner

Adjective

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llorón (feminine llorona, masculine plural llorones, feminine plural lloronas)

  1. sniveling, weeping, whiny

Derived terms

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