reventón

Spanish

Etymology

From reventar (“to explode, to crack”) +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /rebenˈton/ [re.β̞ẽn̪ˈt̪õn]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: re‧ven‧tón

Noun

reventón m (plural reventones)

burst
party (social gathering)
a cultivar of maize, whose seeds are used for popcorn

Further reading

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

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