Orejón
noun
Ore·jón
¦ȯrə¦hōn
plural Orejón
"
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
- get on with something or someone
- get on with your life
- get on/onto the subject of
- get one anywhere
- get one's act together
- get one's ass in gear
- get one's ass kicked
- get one's back up
- get one's bearings
- get one's bell rung
- get one's card
- get one's claws on
- get one's ducks in a row
- get one's facts straight
- get one's feet wet
- get one's foot in the door
- get one's goat
- get one's hands off
- get one's hands off of
- get one's hands on
- get one's head on right
- get one's head on straight
- get one's head round
- get one's head screwed on right
- get one's head screwed on straight