klingon
/ˈklinɡon/ · B2 · adj
Klingon
🖖 klingon = klin + gon: sounds like KLING-on, as in clinging on to Star Trek
Spanish adjective and noun borrowed from English, from Star Trek's warrior species. Hook: a Klingon CLINGS ON to honor and battle. The sound KLING-on matches the clinging action, so the word is easy to recall.