pichón

See also: pichon

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian piccione, from Latin pīpiōnem. Compare English pigeon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈt͡ʃon/ [piˈt͡ʃõn]
• (Rioplatense)

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: pi‧chón

Noun

pichón m (plural pichones, feminine pichona, feminine plural pichonas)

1. young pigeon or dove
2. squab
3. (colloquial) guy, fellow, fella

Derived terms

• tiro de pichón

 

Further reading

• “pichón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Anagrams

• pincho