campeón

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian campione, from Medieval Latin or Late Latin campiō, campiōnem (“champion, fighter”), from Frankish *kampijō (or a Lombardic equivalent) from Proto-Germanic *kampijô, based on Latin campus (“level ground”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kampeˈon/ [kãm.peˈõn]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: cam‧pe‧ón

Noun

campeón m (plural campeones, feminine campeona, feminine plural campeonas)

1. champion, champ (informal address)

   Synonym: máquina

Derived terms

• campeonar
• campeonato
• Liga de Campeones

 

Related terms

• campo

 

Descendants

• → Cebuano: kampyon
• → Tagalog: kampyon

Further reading

• “campeón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28