mechón

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mechón

[meˈt͡ʃõn]

Rhymes with on

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Aumentativo de mecha. Para 3, por la costumbre antigua de cortarles o teñirles un mechón₂ durante sus primeros días en la universidad.

noun mechones

Mecha grande.
Grupo de hebras, hilo, lana, cerdas, pelos o cabellos apartados del resto de ellos. Un mechón de cabellos.
Similar: mecha, huecho

noun mechones · mechona · mechonas

Chile, metonímico Estudiante universitario novato.

adjective mechones · mechona · mechonas

Que pertenece o tiene relación con los mechones₃.

In English

tuft bunch
lock length of hair
wisp a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance
freshman a person of either sex entering the first year of an institution
clump thick group
cowlick unruly lock of hair

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@misc{mecho_n_2026,
  title = {mechón},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/mech%C3%B3n},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}