vellón

See also: vellon

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin vellus, with the suffix -on.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /beˈʝon/ [beˈʝõn]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /beˈʎon/ [beˈʎõn]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /beˈʃon/ [beˈʃõn]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /beˈʒon/ [beˈʒõn]

Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: ve‧llón

Noun

vellón m (plural vellones)

fleece

Derived terms

real de vellón

Further reading

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

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