pelón

See also: pelon and pelön

Spanish

Etymology

From pelo +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈlon/ [peˈlõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: pe‧lón

Adjective

pelón (feminine pelona, masculine plural pelones, feminine plural pelonas)

1. with little or no hair
2. bald or balding
3. with short hair
4. (El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, of a place) barren, deserted

   Synonym: yermo

5. (Ecuador) with a lot of hair

Noun

pelón m (plural pelones)

1. (Latin America) nectarine

   Synonym: nectarina

Noun

pelón m (plural pelones, feminine pelona, feminine plural pelonas)

1. a person with little or no hair
2. a bald person
3. a short-haired person
4. (El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua) a kid or a guy

Further reading

• “pelón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• “pelón” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010.