morrón

Spanish

Etymology

From morro +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /moˈron/ [moˈrõn]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: mo‧rrón

Noun

morrón m (plural morrones)

(Argentina, Uruguay, parts of Chile) sweet pepper, bell pepper
Synonyms: (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela) pimentón, (Nicaragua) chiltoma
- 2015 December, “Deliciosas recetas navideñas de antaño”, in Prensa Libre‎:
  Al servir, se adorna con tajitas de pimiento morrón y perejil picado, y se coloca por alrededor del ave en el platón de servir.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
(Spain, colloquial) blow, knock, thump

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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