paredón

Spanish

Etymology

From pared +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /paɾeˈdon/ [pa.ɾeˈð̞õn]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: pa‧re‧dón

Noun

paredón m (plural paredones)

thick, stone wall
wall against which people are shot by firing squad

Further reading

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

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