halcón
Appearance
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Late Latin falcōnem, probably of Germanic origin. Doublet of falcón.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]halcón m (plural halcones)
- falcon (diurnal bird of prey in Falconidae and especially in Falco)
- (slang, Mexico) spotter employed by drug dealers to keep watch on the street
- (politics) hawk, hardliner (firm, uncompromising advocate of aggressive political positions)
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “halcón”, 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
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