gallón

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Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ɡaˈʝon/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /ɡaˈʎon/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ɡaˈʃon/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ɡaˈʒon/

  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: ga‧llón

Etymology 1

Noun

gallón m (plural gallones)

  1. turf
    Synonym: césped
  2. piece of sod
    Synonym: tepe

Etymology 2

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Noun

gallón m (plural gallones)

  1. (architecture) a kind of concave decorative feature; echinus
    See also: gallonado

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