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tapón

tapón

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See also: tapon

Spanish

A cap, plug, bung, stopper

Sink plug, bathplug

An earplug

A block in basketball

Etymology

From tapa +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /taˈpon/ [t̪aˈpõn]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: ta‧pón

Noun

tapón m (plural tapones)

obstruction, blockage
cap, plug, bung, stopper
plug, bathplug (for bath, bathtub), sink plug (for sink)
(usually in the plural) earplug
Synonym: tapones para los oídos
wax, build up of wax (excess wax in the ear)
(basketball) block
traffic jam
Synonyms: atasco, embotellamiento

Derived terms

Related terms

tapar

Further reading

“tapón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

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