ratón

/raˈton/ · B1 · noun · m

mouse

🐭🖱️ ratón = rata (rat) + -ón: a rat-like little critter, so a mouse

Built from rata (rat) plus the suffix -ón. The computer mouse borrowed the name, just as it did in English. In parts of Latin America, tener ratón or estar enratonado means to be hungover.

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