noun, masculine/monˈton/plural: montones
heap, pile (collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation); ton, a lot, bunch, heap, loads (a great deal; a great quantity)
“Tenemos un montón de cosas de que hablar” — We have a lot to talk about.
Synonyms: mogollón, sinfín
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *móntis Proto-Italic *monts Latin mōns Spanish monte Spanish -ón Spanish montón From monte (“mountain”) + -ón (augmentative suffix).