simón

See also: simon, Simon, ŝimon, Simón, Símon, and Šimon

Spanish

Etymology 1

From a rhyme made with sí.

Interjection

simón

1. (colloquial, Mexico) yes, hell yeah (commonly used to respond affirmatively to a question)

   Synonyms: sí, sipi, síp

Etymology 2

From Simón, the name of a hackney cab rental company in Madrid.

Noun

simón m (plural simones)

1. hackney cab

   Synonym: coche de plaza

Related terms

• coche simón

 

Further reading

• “simón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16