solterón

Spanish

Etymology

From soltero +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /solteˈɾon/ [sol̪.t̪eˈɾõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: sol‧te‧rón

Noun

solterón m (plural solterones, feminine solterona, feminine plural solteronas)

1. (derogatory) confirmed bachelor, old bachelor (older man uninterested in committed relationships)

   Synonym: cotorro

Further reading

• “solterón”, 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