See also: raton, Raton, and rat on

Asturian

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Etymology

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From ratu (mouse) +‎ -ón (augmentative suffix)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /raˈton/, [raˈt̪õŋ]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Hyphenation: ra‧tón

Noun

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ratón m (plural ratones)

  1. big mouse

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From rata (rat) +‎ -ón (diminutive suffix). Displaced Old Spanish mur. In its computing sense, it is a semantic loan from English mouse.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /raˈton/ [raˈt̪õn]
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: ra‧tón

Noun

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ratón m (plural ratones, feminine ratona, feminine plural ratonas)

  1. mouse (small rodent)
    Synonyms: (Chile) laucha, (archaic) mur, (rare) rato
  2. (computing) mouse (input device)
    Synonym: mouse
  3. (Venezuela) hangover
    Synonym: resaca

Usage notes

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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.

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