querendón

Spanish

Etymology

An augmentative based on querer (“to love”) +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keɾenˈdon/ [ke.ɾẽn̪ˈd̪õn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: que‧ren‧dón

Adjective

querendón (feminine querendona, masculine plural querendones, feminine plural querendonas)

1. (Latin America) loving, affectionate

   Synonyms: amoroso, cariño, afectuoso

Noun

querendón m (plural querendones, feminine querendona, feminine plural querendonas)

1. lover, paramour

   Synonyms: amante, querido

Further reading

• “querendón”, 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