chambón

See also: chambon and Chambon

Spanish

Etymology

From chamba +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃamˈbon/ [t͡ʃãmˈbõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: cham‧bón

Adjective

chambón (feminine chambona, masculine plural chambones, feminine plural chambonas)

1. (colloquial, Latin America) poorly done, badly done, of bad quality

   Ese póster chambón no llamará la atención de nadie.

   That lousy poster won't call anybody's attention.

2. (colloquial, Latin America, of a person) sloppy, lackadaisical when doing an activity

Derived terms

• chambonada

 

Further reading

• “chambón”, 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
• “chambón” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010