calzón

Galician

Alternative forms

• calçom, calção (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Attested since the 14th century, as a surname. From calza +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑlˈθoŋ], (western) [kɑlˈsoŋ]

Noun

calzón m (plural calzóns)

1. (also in the plural) breeches
2. (also in the plural) underwear, underpants

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “calçon”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “calzón”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “calzón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “calzón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “calzón”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From calza +‎ -ón. Compare Italian calzone. Doublet of sosón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kalˈθon/ [kal̟ˈθõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kalˈson/ [kalˈsõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: cal‧zón

Noun

calzón m (plural calzones)

1. underpants
2. female undergarment, panties, knickers

   Synonyms: bombacha, braga

Usage notes

• In Spain, it is generally used only in the plural.
• In El Salvador, it is used as a regular countable noun meaning 'pair of panties', perfectly normally in the singular: Me compré un calzón nuevo 'I bought a new pair of panties (for myself)', Se te olvidó empacar esos tres calzones 'You forgot to pack those three pairs of panties'.

Derived terms

• a calzón quitado
• calconeta
• calzoncillo
• echarle los calzones

 

Descendants

• → Guaraní: kasõ

Further reading

• “calzón”, 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