gorrón

Spanish

Etymology

From (de) gorra (“on someone's dime”) +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡoˈron/ [ɡoˈrõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: go‧rrón

Adjective

gorrón (feminine gorrona, masculine plural gorrones, feminine plural gorronas)

1. freeloading

Noun

gorrón m (plural gorrones, feminine gorrona, feminine plural gorronas)

1. freeloader

   Synonym: cafiche

Derived terms

• garronero (“freeloader”) (River Plate)

 

Related terms

• gorronear

 

Further reading

• “gorrón”, 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