botellón

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Spanish

Botellón at night (2006)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From botella +‎ -ón, literally “big bottle”.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /boteˈʝon/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /boteˈʎon/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /boteˈʃon/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /boteˈʒon/

  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: bo‧te‧llón

Noun

botellón m (plural botellones)

  1. (colloquial, Spain) street BYOB party, binge, binge drinking, booze-up (a Spanish activity when people (above all the teenagers and young adults) congregate in public places to socialize while drinking alcohol.)
  2. (colloquial, Mexico) demijohn
    Synonym: damajuana

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