patagón

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Named Portuguese patagão by Magellan or Spanish patagón by his men, traditionally said to be from pata (“foot”), referring to the shoes of the Tehuelche. However, the -gón suffix remains unexplained; the more likely origin is an invented name from Amadís de Gaula by Montalvo, similar to California.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /pataˈɡon/ [pa.t̪aˈɣ̞õn]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: pa‧ta‧gón

Adjective edit

patagón (feminine patagona, masculine plural patagones, feminine plural patagonas)

Patagonian

Derived terms edit

Noun edit

patagón m (plural patagones, feminine patagona, feminine plural patagonas)

Patagonian

References edit

Anthony Munday, The Famous and Renowned Historie of Primaleon of Greece, 1619, cap.XXXIII: "How Primaleon… found the Grand Patagon ".