pelón

See also: pelon and pelön

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin pilus

Spanish pelo

Spanish -ón

Spanish pelón

From pelo + -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈlon/ [peˈlõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: pe‧lón

Adjective

pelón (feminine pelona, masculine plural pelones, feminine plural pelonas)

1. with little or no hair
2. bald or balding
3. with short hair
4. (Ecuador) with a lot of hair
5. (El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, of a place) barren, deserted

   Synonym: yermo

See also

• pelado
• pelona

Noun

pelón m (plural pelones)

1. (Latin America) nectarine

   Synonym: nectarina

Noun

pelón m (plural pelones, feminine pelona, feminine plural pelonas)

1. a person with little or no hair
2. a bald person
3. a short-haired person
4. (El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua) a kid or a guy

Further reading

• “pelón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “pelón”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010