quitón

See also: quíton and quit on

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Chiton (genus name), from Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn, “garment worn near the skin, tunic”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiˈton/ [kiˈt̪õn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: qui‧tón

Noun

quitón m (plural quitones)

1. chiton (mollusk)

Further reading

• “quitón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28