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Spanish
Etymology
mandil (“an apron for domestic use”) + -ón.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mandiˈlon/
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: man‧di‧lón
Noun
mandilón m (plural mandilones)
- (Mexico, slang, familiar) henpecked husband (powerless married man) (man who complies with every desire of his partner in order to avoid conflict)
- Synonyms: (España) calzonazos, (Bolivia, Río de la Plata) pollerudo, (Bolivia) mandarina, (Chile) macabeo
- coward, weakling
Usage notes
- Has a derogative sense.
- Very seldom in feminine.
- Used also as an adjective.
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