turón

See also: turon and turrón

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese tourão.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuˈɾon/ [t̪uˈɾõn]

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: tu‧rón

Noun

turón m (plural turones)

1. polecat, weasel

Hyponyms

• turón jaspeado (“marbled polecat”)

 

Further reading

• “turón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28