matón

See also: maton, matön, -maton, -mätön, and Maton

Spanish

Etymology

From matar +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈton/ [maˈt̪õn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ma‧tón

Noun

matón m (plural matones, feminine matona, feminine plural matonas)

1. thug, bully, hoodlum

Derived terms

• matonear
• matonismo

 

Further reading

• “matón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16