mandilón

Spanish

Etymology

mandil (“an apron for domestic use”) + -ón.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mandiˈlon/ [mãn̪.d̪iˈlõn]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: man‧di‧lón

Noun

mandilón m (plural mandilones)

(Mexico, slang, familiar) henpecked husband (powerless married man) (man who complies with every desire of his partner in order to avoid conflict)
Synonyms: (España) calzonazos, (Bolivia, Río de la Plata) pollerudo, (Bolivia) mandarina, (Chile) macabeo
coward, weakling

Usage notes

Has a derogative sense.
Very seldom in feminine.
Used also as an adjective.

Antonyms

muy hombre, macho, machista

Further reading

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

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