pabellón

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French paveillon, from Latin pāpiliōnem.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pabeˈʝon/ [pa.β̞eˈʝõn]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /pabeˈʝon/ [pa.β̞eˈʝõn]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /pabeˈʎon/ [pa.β̞eˈʎõn]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /pabeˈʃon/ [pa.β̞eˈʃõn]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /pabeˈʒon/ [pa.β̞eˈʒõn]

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: pa‧be‧llón

Noun

pabellón m (plural pabellones)

1. pavilion
2. (Chile) operating room

   Synonym: quirófano

3. ensign (national flag flown on a vessel)

   Synonyms: enseña, pabellón nacional, bandera de popa

4. (Venezuela) Ellipsis of pabellón criollo.
5. (music) bell (part of a wind instrument)

   Synonym: campana

Derived terms

• pabellón criollo

 

Further reading

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