talón

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *tālōnem, augmentative of tālus (“ankle; heel”). Compare Medieval Latin tālō. Cognate with English talon.

• IPA^(key): /taˈlon/ [t̪aˈlõn]

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ta‧lón

talón m (plural talones)

1. (anatomy) heel
2. heel (shoe)
3. check (cheque, a financial instrument)

• “talón”, 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