mandilón
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
mandil (“an apron for domestic use”) + -ón.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mandilón m (plural mandilones)
- (Mexico, slang, familiar) henpecked husband (powerless married man) (man who complies with every desire of his partner in order to avoid conflict)
- Synonyms: (España) calzonazos, (Bolivia, Río de la Plata) pollerudo, (Bolivia) mandarina, (Chile) macabeo
- coward, weakling
Usage notes edit
- Has a derogative sense.
- Very seldom in feminine.
- Used also as an adjective.
Antonyms edit
Further reading edit
- “mandilón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014