pezón

/peˈθon/ · B2 · noun · m

nipple

pezón — nipple

pezón = pez (fish) + ón: a little 'peck' point; sounds like 'pet-zone'

Sounds like 'pet-zone' with a lisped th: peh-THON. Linking it to Spanish pezón, from Latin pecciolus, a little stalk or foot, so it names a small stalk-like projection. The same root gives English petiole, a leaf stalk.

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