galón

gallon

noun gah-LOHN Rare

Origin: From French galon (braid) and Old French jalon (liquid measure).

Also means

braid (military)

Usage Note

Galón covers two distinct meanings: the unit of liquid volume (approximately 3.78 litres in the US system) and a decorative braid or stripe on a military uniform. Context makes the sense clear — un galón de leche (a gallon of milk) versus los galones del uniforme (the uniform's braids). The plural galones is regular.

Examples

"Compré un galón de agua purificada."

Natural Translation

I bought a gallon of purified water.

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