jalón

See also: jalon

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xaˈlon/ [xaˈlõn]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: ja‧lón

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French jalon (“a pole marking the border of a field or a road”).

Noun

jalón m (plural jalones)

Derived terms

jalonar

Etymology 2

From jalar +‎ -ón.

Noun

jalón m (plural jalones)

tug; pull; jerk
Synonym: tirón
lift, ride (colloquial)
Synonym: aventón

Derived terms

de un jalón

Further reading

“jalón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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