matón

See also: maton, matön, -maton, -mätön, and Maton

Spanish

Etymology

From matar +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maˈton/ [maˈt̪õn]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: ma‧tón

Noun

matón m (plural matones, feminine matona, feminine plural matonas)

thug, bully, hoodlum

Derived terms

matonismo

Further reading

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

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