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Spanish
Etymology
From lista + -ón.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lisˈton/
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: lis‧tón
Noun
listón m (plural listones)
- (architecture) lath
- strip
- batten, slat
- (sports) bar, crossbar
- (figurative) bar, standard (level to overcome)
- bajar el listón ― to lower the bar
- (Mexico, Guatemala) ribbon
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