lirón

See also: liron

Spanish

Etymology

Augmentative form of Old Spanish lir, from Latin glis (accusative glirem), less likely corresponding to a Vulgar Latin *gliro, *glironem. Compare Galician leirón, French liron, dated English loir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈɾon/ [liˈɾõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: li‧rón

Noun

lirón m (plural lirones)

1. dormouse

Derived terms

• dormir como un lirón
• lirón careto
• lirón gris

 

Descendants

• → Catalan: liró

Further reading

• “lirón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28