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-ón

[ˈon]

suffix

LanguageSpanish (Spain)

Meaning
  1. emphasizes that something is large, grand, intense, important
  2. indicates that someone or something has large attributes, or larger than usual
  3. for few cases, indicates that something is used wrong or frequently (forming adjectives and or nouns)
  4. emphasizes contempt for subject
Examples

Tengo un problemón que debo resolver hoy.

I have a big trouble that I must solve today.

Pronunciationˈon

Part of speechsuffix

Usage noteThis suffix often adds a sense of scale or emphasis to the base word.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.