chirrión

Spanish

Etymology

From chirriar +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈrjon/ [t͡ʃiˈrjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: chi‧rrión

Noun

chirrión m (plural chirriones)

1. two-wheeled cart
2. (Mexico, Central America) thick leather whip
3. (El Salvador) leafless plant stem

Further reading

• “chirrión”, 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