espigón

Spanish

Etymology

From espiga +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /espiˈɡon/ [es.piˈɣ̞õn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: es‧pi‧gón

Noun

espigón m (plural espigones)

1. breakwater

   Synonym: rompeolas

   • 2015 July 30, “Donde Valencia chapotea”, in El País‎^[1]:

     Continuamos caminando por el espigón de la Marina, con parada y gin-tonic en el restaurante Panorama (12).

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Further reading

• “espigón”, 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