guitarrón

See also: guitarron

English

Alternative forms

• guitarron

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guitarrón.

Noun

guitarrón (plural guitarróns)

1. (music) Any of several stringed instruments of Latin American origin.

Usage notes

In English, guitarrón is most likely to refer to a Mexican instrument, prominently used in mariachi—the Guitarrón mexicano. See Appendix:Glossary of chordophones for other instruments also known as guitarróns.

Spanish

Etymology

From guitarra ‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡitaˈron/ [ɡi.t̪aˈrõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: gui‧ta‧rrón

Noun

guitarrón m (plural guitarrones)

1. guitarrón

Further reading

• “guitarrón”, 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