botellón

See also: botellon

Spanish

Alternative forms

botellon (obsolete)

Etymology

From botella +‎ -ón, literally “big bottle”

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /boteˈʎon/, [bot̪eˈʎõn]

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /boteˈɟ͡ʝon/, [bot̪eˈʝõn]

Noun

botellón m (plural botellones)

(colloquial, Spain) street BYOB party, binge, binge drinking, booze-up (a Spanish activity when people (above all the teenagers and young adults) congregate in public places to socialize while drinking alcohol.)[1]
(colloquial, Mexico) demijohn

Synonyms

(demijohn): damajuana

Derived terms

macrobotellón m
botellódromo m

References

Botellón in DLE

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