paletón

Spanish

Etymology

From paleta +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paleˈton/ [pa.leˈt̪õn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: pa‧le‧tón

Noun

paletón m (plural paletones)

1. (El Salvador) pleat (on a pair of pants or a skirt)

   Synonyms: (Spain) pliegue, (Spain) tabla

   Pedí que me hicieran los pantalones con paletones.

   I asked [the tailor] to make my pants with pleats.

Related terms

• paletoneado

Further reading

• “paletón”, 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