tapón

See also: tapon

Spanish

A cap, plug, bung, stopper

Sink plug, bathplug

An earplug

A block in basketball

Etymology

From tapa +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈpon/ [t̪aˈpõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ta‧pón

Noun

tapón m (plural tapones)

1. obstruction, blockage
2. cap, plug, bung, stopper
3. plug, bathplug (for bath, bathtub), sink plug (for sink)
4. (usually in the plural) earplug

   Synonym: tapones para los oídos

5. wax, build up of wax (excess wax in the ear)
6. (basketball) block
7. traffic jam

   Synonyms: atasco, embotellamiento

Derived terms

• tapón anal
• tapón ilegal
• tapón para los oídos (“earplug”)
• taponamiento
• taponar
• taponear

 

Related terms

• tapar

 

Further reading

• “tapón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16