air-con

See also: aircon

English

Alternative forms

• aircon (UK, Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Hong Kong, informal)

Etymology

Clipping of air conditioning.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈeə(ɹ)kɒn/

Noun

air-con (uncountable)

1. (UK, Asia, Australia) air conditioner; air conditioning
   • 2023 January 26, Pip Dunn, “Merseyrail '777s' are OK for commuters”, in RAIL, number 988, page 60:

     As I say, it was a very hot day, and I found that the air-con was better on 777013 than either 777001 or 777009. There are, however, no emergency hopper windows, so if the air-con goes down on a hot day, you will cook!

Descendants

• → Brunei Malay: ekon
• → Indonesian: erkon
• → Japanese: エアコン (eakon)
• → Korean: 에어컨 (eeokeon)
• → Tagalog: erkon

Anagrams

• Carino, Corina, cranio-, racino