dormilón

Spanish

Etymology

Derived from the verb infinitive dormir (“to sleep”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doɾmiˈlon/ [d̪oɾ.miˈlõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: dor‧mi‧lón

Adjective

dormilón (feminine dormilona, masculine plural dormilones, feminine plural dormilonas)

1. sleepy

Noun

dormilón m (plural dormilones, feminine dormilona, feminine plural dormilonas)

1. someone who sleeps a lot; sleepyhead, sleeper

Further reading

• “dormilón”, 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