nipón

Galician

Alternative forms

• nipom, nipão (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 日本 (Nippon).

Adjective

nipón (feminine nipona, masculine plural nipóns, feminine plural niponas)

1. (educated) Nipponese

   Synonym: xaponés

Noun

nipón m (plural nipóns, feminine nipona, feminine plural niponas)

1. (educated) Nipponese

   Synonym: xaponés

Further reading

• “nipón”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 日本 (Nippon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /niˈpon/ [niˈpõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ni‧pón

Adjective

nipón (feminine nipona, masculine plural nipones, feminine plural niponas)

1. (uncommon) Japanese, Nipponese

   Synonym: japonés

Noun

nipón m (plural nipones, feminine nipona, feminine plural niponas)

1. (uncommon) Japanese, Nipponese

   Synonym: japonés

Further reading

• “nipón”, 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