respingón

Spanish

Etymology

From respingar +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /respinˈɡon/ [res.pĩŋˈɡõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: res‧pin‧gón

Adjective

respingón (feminine respingona, masculine plural respingones, feminine plural respingonas)

1. (colloquial) sticking up; pointing up (said especially of a nose or a bottom)

Further reading

• “respingón”, 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