mojón

Spanish

Etymology

From Hispanic Vulgar Latin *mūtulōnem, from Latin mūtulus. Compare French moellon, Italian modiglione.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈxon/ [moˈxõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: mo‧jón

Noun

mojón m (plural mojones)

1. milestone
2. landmark
3. (rare) pile
4. (vulgar) pile of shit, turd

Derived terms

• amojonar

 

Descendants

• → Cebuano: muson, mohon
• → Tagalog: muson, mohon

Further reading

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