chupón

== Spanish == === Etymology === From chupar + -ón. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃuˈpon/ [t͡ʃuˈpõn] Rhymes: -on Syllabification: chu‧pón === Adjective === chupón (feminine chupona, masculine plural chupones, feminine plural chuponas) (Spain) hoarding, profiteering, sponging (said of a person who abuses a situation to get the best of it; in broad sense, not only referred to money or goods; it can be used as a noun) Synonyms: acaparador, (Spain) gorrón === Noun === chupón m (plural chupones) (Latin America) hickey (bruise-like mark) Synonym: chupetón (botany) sucker (branch or trunk that devoids of nutrients the main part of the tree) (Latin America) baby bottle Synonym: biberón (Philippines, Peru, Venezuela) pacifier, dummy Synonym: chupete (Spain) ball hog (a player who keeps the ball to themselves, rather than passing it) any of various bromeliads ==== Descendants ==== → Cebuano: tsupon → Tagalog: tsupon === Further reading === “chupón”, 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 “chupón”, 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