Varón (en. Male)

/baˈɾon/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Human being of male sex, especially from puberty onward.

The male is a human being who identifies as masculine.

El varón es un ser humano que se identifica como masculino.

Man in contrast to woman.

There were more males than females in the group.

En el grupo había más varones que mujeres.

In zoology, it refers to a male animal of a species.

The male of the parrot had more colorful plumage.

El varón del loro tenía un plumaje más colorido.

From Latin 'vir', which means man.

family man

A man who takes care of the well-being of his family.

varón de familia

to be a man

To have characteristics or attitudes associated with masculinity.

ser un varón

strong man

Man with outstanding physical characteristics.

varón fuerte

masculine

Identifying with the masculine or men.

masculino

man

Male person, especially adult.

hombre

fatherhood

The state of being a father.

paternidad

Guy

That guy is very interesting.

Ese varón es un tipo muy interesante.

Buddy

I'm going out with my buddies tonight.

Voy a salir con mis varones esta noche.