papelón

Spanish

Etymology

From papel +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /papeˈlon/ [pa.peˈlõn]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: pa‧pe‧lón

Noun

papelón m (plural papelones)

spectacle, scene, an embarrassing display
unrefined whole cane sugar
wastepaper, pasteboard

Further reading

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

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