tostón

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tosˈton/ [t̪osˈt̪õn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: tos‧tón

Noun

tostón m (plural tostones)

1. fried slice of unripe plantain

   Synonyms: (or just frito) frito verde, patacón

2. (Murcia) popcorn

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:palomita

3. (obsolete, El Salvador) a coin worth 50 cents of a Salvadoran colón
4. (colloquial, Mexico) a coin or a banknote worth 50 Mexican pesos
5. bore (something boring)

Related terms

Salvadoran 50 cent coin

• cora (El Salvador)
• peseta (El Salvador)

 

Further reading

• “tostón”, 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