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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin vellus, with the suffix -on.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /beˈʝon/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /beˈʎon/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /beˈʃon/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /beˈʒon/
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: ve‧llón
Noun
vellón m (plural vellones)
- fleece
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