ratón
Asturian edit
Noun edit
ratón m (plural ratones)
- mouse (rodent of the genus Mus)
Synonyms edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From rata (“rat”) + -ón (diminutive suffix). Displaced Old Spanish mur. In its computing sense, it is a semantic loan from English mouse.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ratón m (plural ratones, feminine ratona, feminine plural ratonas)
- mouse (small rodent)
- (computing) mouse (input device)
- Synonym: mouse
- (Venezuela) hangover
- Synonym: resaca
Usage notes edit
rata and ratón are used irregularly in Spanish. The suffix -ón is usually an augmentative, ratón should be augmentative for rat but it means mouse instead.
Derived terms edit
- (diminutive): ratoncito, ratoncillo
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “ratón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014