tetón

Spanish

Etymology

From teta (“breast, nipple”) +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈton/ [t̪eˈt̪õn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: te‧tón

Adjective

tetón (feminine tetona, masculine plural tetones, feminine plural tetonas)

1. (colloquial, used in feminine 'tetona') busty, (colloquial) chesty; (formal) bosomy, buxom; (informal) big-breasted, big-boobed, big-chested

   Synonym: tetudo

Noun

tetón m (plural tetones)

1. Augmentative of teta

   Synonym: tetaza

2. (mechanics) ring
3. a person, usually a woman, who has big breasts

Further reading

• “tetón”, 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