patacón

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pataˈkon/ [pa.t̪aˈkõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: pa‧ta‧cón

Etymology 1

From pataca (“potato (dialectal)”) +‎ -ón.

Noun

patacón m (plural patacones)

1. deep-fried plantain slice
2. (Venezuela) fried plantain sandwich, stuffed with shredded meat, cheese and ham

Etymology 2

From Arabic. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

patacón m (plural patacones)

1. any of various Argentinian coins minted from 1881-1883
2. a bond issued by the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina as a provisory currency in 2001-2002.

Descendants

• → English: patacoon

Further reading

• “patacón”, 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