sofión

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian soffione, from Italian soffiare (“to blow”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soˈfjon/ [soˈfjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: so‧fión

Noun

sofión m (plural sofiones)

1. an angry or discontented snort or grunt
2. trebuchet

Further reading

• “sofión”, 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