jergón
Spanish, noun/xeɾˈɡon/
jergón is spelled J-E-R-G-Ó-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 22 million words in written Spanish, the 172,602nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jergón is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “straw mattress” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Colchón de paja, esparto o hierba y sin bastas”.
What does jergón mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinestraw mattress
- 2
masculinelancehead
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Colchón de paja, esparto o hierba y sin bastas. 2. Vestido mal hecho y poco ajustado al cuerpo. 3. Persona gruesa, pesada, tosca y perezosa.
noun: 1. Circón de color verdoso que suele usarse en joyería.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of jergón
- jergones plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jergón?
- /xeɾˈɡon/
- [xeɾˈɣ̞õn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to jergón
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is jergón in Spanish?
jergón appears about once in every 22 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).