regañón

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Spanish

Etymology

From regañar +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reɡaˈɲon/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: re‧ga‧ñón

Adjective

regañón (feminine regañona, masculine plural regañones, feminine plural regañonas)

  1. grumbling, nagging
    • 2016 October, “El médico debe identificar a tiempo males en el adulto mayor”, in La Prensa:
      José Alberto Ávila, especialista en geriatría, de México, considera que es deseable que el adulto mayor acuda a la consulta acompañado de un familiar que esté dispuesto a colaborar, pero que no tenga actitud de sargento regañón.
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