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Etymology

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From ayote +‎ -on.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /aʝoˈton/ [a.ʝoˈt̪õn]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aʃoˈton/ [a.ʃoˈt̪õn]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aʒoˈton/ [a.ʒoˈt̪õn]

  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: a‧yo‧tón

Adjective

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ayotón (feminine ayotona, masculine plural ayotones, feminine plural ayotonas)

  1. (rustic, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, of a person) foolish; dumb
    Synonym: tonto

Further reading

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  • ayotón” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010