azadón

Spanish

Etymology

From azada (“hoe”) +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aθaˈdon/ [a.θaˈð̞õn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /asaˈdon/ [a.saˈð̞õn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: a‧za‧dón

Noun

azadón m (plural azadones)

1. hoe

   Synonym: lampa

2. (rustic, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador) a selfish, self-centered person; an egotist

Derived terms

• azadonar
• azadonazo

 

Descendants

• → Kaqchikel: asaron
• → Mayo: asarón
• → Tagalog: asarol

Further reading

• “azadón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• “azadón” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010