mandilón

Spanish

Etymology

mandil (“an apron for domestic use”) + -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mandiˈlon/ [mãn̪.d̪iˈlõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: man‧di‧lón

Noun

mandilón m (plural mandilones)

1. (Mexico, slang, familiar) henpecked husband (powerless married man) (man who complies with every desire of his partner in order to avoid conflict)

   Synonyms: (España) calzonazos, (Bolivia, Río de la Plata) pollerudo, (Bolivia) mandarina, (Chile) macabeo

2. coward, weakling

Usage notes

• Has a derogative sense.
• Very seldom in feminine.
• Used also as an adjective.

Antonyms

• muy hombre, macho, machista

Further reading

• “mandilón”, 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