chitón

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chitón

[t͡ʃiˈt̪õn]

Rhymes with on

Where it comes from

Aumentativo de chito.

interjection

Mexico, Peru, Spain, colloquial Se usa para imponer silencio.
Similar: ¡chit!, ¡chist!, ¡chite!, ¡chito!

noun chitones

Variante anticuada de quitón.

In English

shh requesting silence
mum's the word indicates that something is a secret

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MLA

"chitón." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/chit%C3%B3n. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

chitón. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/chit%C3%B3n

Chicago

"chitón." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/chit%C3%B3n.

BibTeX

@misc{chito_n_2026,
  title = {chitón},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/chit%C3%B3n},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}