ratón

From ratu (“mouse”) +‎ -ón (augmentative suffix)

• IPA^(key): /raˈton/ [raˈt̪õŋ]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ra‧tón

ratón m (plural ratones)

1. big mouse
2. (computing) mouse (input device)

• “ratón”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “ratón”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

From rata (“rat”) +‎ -ón (diminutive suffix). Displaced Old Spanish mur. In its computing sense, it is a semantic loan from English mouse.

• IPA^(key): /raˈton/ [raˈt̪õn]

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ra‧tón

ratón m (plural ratones, feminine ratona, feminine plural ratonas)

1. mouse (small rodent)

   Synonyms: (Chile) laucha, (archaic) mur, (rare) rato

2. (computing) mouse (input device)

   Synonym: mouse

3. (Venezuela) hangover

   Synonym: resaca

rata and ratón are used irregularly in Spanish. The suffix -ón is usually an augmentative, ratón should be augmentative for rat but it means mouse instead.

• (diminutive): ratoncito, ratoncillo

• “ratón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024