pezón

See also: pezon

Asturian

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin *pecione, a derivative of Late Latin peciolus, petiolus, from *pediciolus, diminutive of Latin pedīculus, diminutive form of pēs (“foot”).

Noun

pezón m (plural pezones)

nipple (projection of mammary gland)

Spanish

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin *pecione, a derivative of Late Latin peciolus, petiolus, from *pediciolus, diminutive of Latin pedīculus, diminutive form of pēs (“foot”).

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /peˈθon/, [peˈθõn]

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /peˈson/, [peˈsõn]
Rhymes: -on

Noun

pezón m (plural pezones)

(anatomy, especially of a female) nipple
Synonym: tetilla (of a male)

Related terms

Further reading

“pezón” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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