tapón
See also: tapon
Spanish
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A cap, plug, bung, stopper
Sink plug, bathplug
An earplug
A block in basketball
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taˈpon/ [t̪aˈpõn]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: ta‧pón
Noun
tapón m (plural tapones)
- obstruction, blockage
- cap, plug, bung, stopper
- plug, bathplug (for bath, bathtub), sink plug (for sink)
- (usually in the plural) earplug
- Synonym: tapones para los oídos
- wax, build up of wax (excess wax in the ear)
- (basketball) block
- traffic jam
- Synonyms: atasco, embotellamiento
Derived terms
- tapón anal
- tapón ilegal
- tapón para los oídos (“earplug”)
- taponamiento
- taponar
- taponear
Related terms
Further reading
- “tapón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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