pabellón

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French paveillon, from Latin pāpiliōnem, singular accusative of pāpiliō[1].

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /pabeˈʝon/ [pa.β̞eˈʝõn]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /pabeˈʎon/ [pa.β̞eˈʎõn]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /pabeˈʃon/ [pa.β̞eˈʃõn]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /pabeˈʒon/ [pa.β̞eˈʒõn]

Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: pa‧be‧llón

Noun

pabellón m (plural pabellones)

pavilion
(Chile) operating room
Synonym: quirófano
ensign (national flag flown on a vessel)
Synonyms: pabellón nacional, bandera de popa
(Venezuela) Clipping of pabellón criollo.
(music) bell (part of a wind instrument)
Synonym: campana

Derived terms

pabellón criollo

References

Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading

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

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