ratón

See also: raton, Raton, and rat on

Asturian

Noun

ratón m (plural ratones)

  1. mouse (rodent of the genus Mus)

Synonyms

Spanish

Etymology

From rata (“rat”) +‎ -ón (diminutive suffix). Displaced Old Spanish mur. In its computing sense, it is a semantic loan from English mouse.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /raˈton/ [raˈt̪õn]
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  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: ra‧tón

Noun

ratón m (plural ratones, feminine ratona, feminine plural ratonas)

  1. mouse (small rodent)
    Synonyms: (Chile) laucha, (archaic) mur, (rare) rato
  2. (computing) mouse (input device)
    Synonym: mouse
  3. (Venezuela) hangover
    Synonym: resaca

Usage notes

rata and ratón are used irregularly in Spanish. The suffix -ón is usually an augmentative, ratón should be augmentative for rat but it means mouse instead.

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