contestón

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word contestón. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word contestón, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say contestón in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word contestón you have here. The definition of the word contestón will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofcontestón, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Spanish

Etymology

From contestar +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kontesˈton/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: con‧tes‧tón

Adjective

contestón (feminine contestona, masculine plural contestones, feminine plural contestonas)

  1. lippy; backtalking

Noun

contestón m (plural contestones, feminine contestona, feminine plural contestonas)

  1. backtalker
    • 2017 November 12, Elías Pino Iturrieta, “Los descriteriados”, in El Nacional:
      Por consiguiente, el canciller austral colocaba las cosas en justo término, o deseaba colocarlas, cuando se refirió al descriterio del contestón que protestaba por la atención de una sede diplomática a los apuros del primer vice de la Asamblea Nacional motejado de fascista.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading