paletón

Spanish

Etymology

From paleta +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /paleˈton/ [pa.leˈt̪õn]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: pa‧le‧tón

Noun

paletón m (plural paletones)

(El Salvador) pleat (on a pair of pants or a skirt)
Synonyms: (Spain) pliegue, (Spain) tabla

Pedí que me hicieran los pantalones con paletones.
I asked [the tailor] to make my pants with pleats.

Related terms

paletoneado

Further reading

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

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