gruñón

See also: grünön

Spanish

Etymology

Derived from gruñ(ir) +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɾuˈɲon/ [ɡɾuˈɲõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: gru‧ñón

Adjective

gruñón (feminine gruñona, masculine plural gruñones, feminine plural gruñonas)

1. grumpy, grouchy

Noun

gruñón m (plural gruñones, feminine gruñona, feminine plural gruñonas)

1. grouch, grump, grumbler
2. growler, grunter
3. (zoology) grunion

Related terms

• gruñir

 

Further reading

• “gruñón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16