pobretón

Spanish

Etymology

From pobre +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pobɾeˈton/ [po.β̞ɾeˈt̪õn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: po‧bre‧tón

Adjective

pobretón (feminine pobretona, masculine plural pobretones, feminine plural pobretonas)

1. Augmentative of pobre, very poor

Noun

pobretón m (plural pobretones, feminine pobretona, feminine plural pobretonas)

1. poor guy

Further reading

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