abazón

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French abajoue.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /abaˈθon/ [a.β̞aˈθõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /abaˈson/ [a.β̞aˈsõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: a‧ba‧zón

Noun

abazón m (plural abazones)

1. (anatomy, zoology) cheek pouch (pouch in the cheek)

Further reading

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