Orejón
noun
Ore·jón
¦ȯrə¦hōn
plural Orejón
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or Orejones -ō(ˌ)nās
1
: any of various North American or South American Indian peoples known to distend the earlobes with metal or wooden disks or ornaments: such as
a
: coto entry 1
b
: chané
c
: a Witotoan people of southern Colombia and eastern Ecuador
d
: a Coahuiltec people of Texas
e
: any of several peoples of the northwest coast of the U.S.
2
: a member of any of the Orejón peoples
Word History
Etymology
Spanish, literally, big ear, augmentative of oreja ear, from Latin auricula external ear