gorrón

Spanish

Etymology

From (de) gorra (“on someone's dime”) +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡoˈron/ [ɡoˈrõn]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: go‧rrón

Adjective

gorrón (feminine gorrona, masculine plural gorrones, feminine plural gorronas)

freeloading

Noun

gorrón m (plural gorrones, feminine gorrona, feminine plural gorronas)

freeloader
Synonym: cafiche

Derived terms

garronero (“freeloader”) (River Plate)

Related terms

gorronear

Further reading

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

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