noun, masculine/xaloˈneo/plural: jaloneos
tug; tugging; tug of war
Etymology tree Spanish jalón Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izō Latin -izāre Spanish -ear Spanish jaloneardeverb. Spanish jaloneo Deverbal from jalonear.