simón

See also: simon, Simon, ŝimon, Simón, Símon, and Šimon

Spanish

Etymology 1

From a rhyme made with sí.

Interjection

simón

(colloquial, Mexico) yes, hell yeah (commonly used to respond affirmatively to a question)
Synonyms: sí, sipi, síp

Etymology 2

From Simón, the name of a hackney cab rental company in Madrid.

Noun

simón m (plural simones)

hackney cab
Synonym: coche de plaza

Related terms

coche simón

Further reading

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

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