lambón

See also: lambon

Galician

Alternative forms

  • lambión

Etymology

Attested since 1746. From lamber (lo lick) + -ón.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lamˈboŋ]

Adjective

lambón (feminine lambona, masculine plural lambóns, feminine plural lambonas)

  1. gluttonous
    Synonym: comellón
  2. sweet-toothed
    Synonym: larpeiro

Derived terms

Noun

lambón m (plural lambóns, feminine lambona, feminine plural lambonas)

  1. glutton
    Synonym: comellón
  2. sweet tooth
    Synonym: larpeiro
  3. (rare) freeloader

References

Spanish

Etymology

From lamber (lick) + -ón.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lamˈbon/ [lãmˈbõn]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: lam‧bón

Noun

lambón m (plural lambones, feminine lambona, feminine plural lambonas)

  1. (Latin America, slang) asskisser, suck-up
    Synonym: lambiscón
    • 2013, Pedro Claver Téllez, La Pola, espía patriota, page 23:
      Alonso hizo un gesto de disgusto a sus espaldas. Iglesias era para él “un lambón, un chafarote y un oportunista”.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Adjective

lambón (feminine lambona, masculine plural lambones, feminine plural lambonas)

  1. servile, obsequious

Further reading

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