terrón

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Galician

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Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese *terron: terra (earth) +‎ -ón. Cognate with Portuguese torrão and Spanish terrón.

Pronunciation

Noun

terrón m (plural terróns)

  1. clod, divot, clump of earth
    Synonyms: baloco, leiba
  2. clump, lump (of any other substance)
    Synonym: pela
  3. turf, peat

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Spanish

Etymology

Augmentative. From tierra (earth, dirt) +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /teˈron/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: te‧rrón

Noun

terrón m (plural terrones)

  1. clod, clump of earth
  2. clump, lump (of any other substance)
    Synonym: grumo

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