buchón

Spanish

Etymology

From buche +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈt͡ʃon/ [buˈt͡ʃõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: bu‧chón

Noun

buchón m (plural buchones, feminine buchona, feminine plural buchonas)

1. pouter (pigeon)
2. (Mexico) drug trafficker

   Synonym: narcotraficante

3. (Argentina) snitch, informer

   Synonym: soplón

Derived terms

• buchón de agua

Further reading

• “buchón”, 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
• “buchón”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010