listón

See also: liston

Spanish

Etymology

From lista +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lisˈton/ [lisˈt̪õn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: lis‧tón

Noun

listón m (plural listones)

1. (architecture) lath
2. strip
3. batten, slat
4. (sports) bar, crossbar
5. (figurative) bar, standard (level to overcome)

   bajar el listón ― to lower the bar

6. (Mexico, Guatemala) ribbon

Further reading

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