lobisón

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese lobisomem (“werewolf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lobiˈson/ [lo.β̞iˈsõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: lo‧bi‧són

Noun

lobisón m (plural lobisones)

1. werewolf

   Synonyms: hombre lobo, licántropo

Further reading

• “lobisón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28