espadon

See also: espadón

English

Etymology

From French espadon. Doublet of spadona.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛspədɒn/

Noun

espadon (plural espadons)

1. (historical) A long, heavy, two-handed and two-edged sword, formerly used by Spanish foot soldiers and by executioners.
   • 1902, Carlos Augusto Montalto Jesus, Historic Macao:

     royal guardsmen with their espadons

Further reading

“espadon”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Penados, dapsone, nose pad

French

Alternative forms

• espadron (Louisiana)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian spadone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛs.pa.dɔ̃/

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• Rhymes: -ɔ̃

Noun

espadon m (plural espadons)

1. swordfish
2. espadon (sword)

Descendants

• → English: espadon
• Haitian Creole: espandon

Further reading

• “espadon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French espadon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /espadɔ̃/

Noun

espadon

1. swordfish

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French espadon.

Noun

espadon n (plural espadoane)

1. espadon

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	espadon	espadonul		espadoane	espadoanele
genitive-dative	espadon	espadonului		espadoane	espadoanelor
vocative	espadonule			espadoanelor