jonrón

home run

noun hohn-RROHN Rare

Origin: Borrowed from English 'home run', adapted to Spanish phonology.

Usage Note

Jonrón is a baseball term used throughout Latin America wherever the sport is popular, especially in Cuba, Venezuela, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic. The word is an anglicism phonetically respelled; the plural is regular jonrones. In Spain, where baseball has minimal following, the term is barely used.

Examples

"El bateador conectó un jonrón en el noveno inning."

Natural Translation

The batter hit a home run in the ninth inning.

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