patagón

== Spanish == === Etymology === Named Portuguese patagão by Magellan or Spanish patagón by his men, traditionally said to be from pata (“foot”), referring to the shoes of the Tehuelche. However, the -gón suffix remains unexplained; the more likely origin is an invented name from Amadís de Gaula by Montalvo, similar to California. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pataˈɡon/ [pa.t̪aˈɣ̞õn] Rhymes: -on Syllabification: pa‧ta‧gón === Adjective === patagón (feminine patagona, masculine plural patagones, feminine plural patagonas) Patagonian ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === patagón m (plural patagones, feminine patagona, feminine plural patagonas) Patagonian === References === Anthony Munday, The Famous and Renowned Historie of Primaleon of Greece, 1619, cap.XXXIII: "How Primaleon… found the Grand Patagon ". === Further reading === “patagón”, 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