bajón

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /baˈxon/ [baˈxõn]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: ba‧jón

Etymology 1

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From bajo (low, not high) +‎ -ón (augmentative suffix).

Noun

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bajón m (plural bajones)

  1. bassoon
  2. bassoonist
Descendants
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  • Tagalog: bahón

Etymology 2

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From baja (act or event of going down) +‎ -ón (augmentative suffix).

Noun

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bajón m (plural bajones)

  1. lull, low, dip, drop (decline)
  2. blues, slump (lack of spirit)
    estar de bajónto be down in the dumps
  3. Ellipsis of bajón de electricidad (power outage).
  4. (slang, Honduras, El Salvador, Chile) appetite (Desire to eat food or consume drink)
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