ostión

Spanish

Etymology

From ostrón, augmentative of ostra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /osˈtjon/ [osˈt̪jõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: os‧tión

Noun

ostión m (plural ostiones)

1. (Mexico) oyster (particularly from genus Crassostrea), specially when prepared or served for food

Derived terms

• ostionera
• ostionería

 

Further reading

• “ostión”, 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