Spanish Conversation · Level 67
60 words
Spanish word
barón
Pronunciation
IPA/baˈɾon/
Meaning
- masculine nounbaron
Example
Él es un barón.
He is a baron.
More examples
El barón de la droga fue arrestado ayer.
The drug baron was arrested yesterday.
Core concept
Noble titleholder with local or field-specific power.
Common phrases
barón de la droga
drug baron
barón de la prensa
press baron
barón político
political baron
Similar words
noble: Member of the noble class who holds hereditary social rank.
aristócrata: Person of high social standing from an established, often hereditary family.
conde: Noble rank traditionally governing a county or holding a defined territorial jurisdiction.
duque: Very high-ranking noble who rules large lands and ranks immediately below the monarch.
Definition in Spanish
Persona que posee el título nobiliario de barón; por extensión, individuo con gran poder o influencia en un ámbito concreto.
Word origin
Spanish barón comes via Old French baron from medieval Latin baro, which ultimately traces to a Germanic word meaning "man" or "warrior" and becomes established as a feudal rank.
Usage tips
- The word carries an accent (barón) to mark stress on the final syllable, appears often in metaphors like barón de la prensa or barón de la droga, and is rarely used to address someone directly.
Other meanings
- magnatenoun
- bigwignoun
Opposites
- plebeyocommonernoun
Related words
- baronesabaronessnoun
- baroníabaronynoun