jaquetón

Spanish

Etymology

From jaque (“threat”) +‎ -ón (“augmentative suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xakeˈton/ [xa.keˈt̪õn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ja‧que‧tón

Adjective

jaquetón (feminine jaquetona, masculine plural jaquetones, feminine plural jaquetonas)

1. bragging; bullying

Noun

jaquetón m (plural jaquetones)

1. great white shark
2. braggart

Further reading

• “jaquetón”, 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
• jaquetón on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es