robellón

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin rubellus.

Compare typologically Russian ры́жик (rýžik) (distantly cognate via PIE, see for more).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /robeˈʝon/ [ro.β̞eˈʝõn] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /robeˈʎon/ [ro.β̞eˈʎõn] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /robeˈʃon/ [ro.β̞eˈʃõn] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /robeˈʒon/ [ro.β̞eˈʒõn] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: ro‧be‧llón

Noun

robellón m (plural robellones)

saffron milk cap
Synonym: níscalo

Further reading

“robellón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025