lirón
Spanish, noun/liˈɾon/
lirón is spelled L-I-R-Ó-N (5 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written Spanish, the 113,469th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lirón is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “dormouse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Roedor de la familia Glíridos (Gliridae). Mide de 18 a 26 cm incluyendo la cola, es de aspecto similar al…”.
What does lirón mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedormouse
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Roedor de la familia Glíridos (Gliridae). Mide de 18 a 26 cm incluyendo la cola, es de aspecto similar al ratón y de pelaje gris oscuro o castaño en el lomo y blanco en la parte baja.
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 lirón
- lirones plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lirón?
- /liˈɾon/
- [liˈɾõn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lirón
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lirón in Spanish?
lirón appears about once in every 9 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).