Masculine
colchón
- (masculine) mattress (pad on which a person can recline and sleep)
- (masculine) buffer, cushion, padding (something acting as a cushion, especially to absorb a shock or impact)
- (figuratively, masculine) nest egg
Frequency
Hyphenated as
col‧chón
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kolˈt͡ʃon/
Etymology
In summary
From colcha + -ón. Cognate with Portuguese colchão.
Related words
matelas
matras
materasso
Matratze
matalàs
doşek
döşek
culcita
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