soplón

Spanish

Etymology

Derived from sopl(ar) (“to blow”) +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soˈplon/ [soˈplõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: so‧plón

Noun

soplón m (plural soplones, feminine soplona, feminine plural soplonas)

1. snitch, whistle-blower, whistleblower, rat, stool pigeon, squealer, fink, informer, informant, tattler, grass (UK), stoolie, stooly

   Synonyms: chivato, informante

Derived terms

• soplonear

 

Further reading

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