lacon

Spanish - English

Definition of lacon in Spanish English dictionary
lacón: shoulder of pork
lacón: of or like a shoulder of pork

English - English

Definition of lacon in English English dictionary
laconic: Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise
laconic: {a} short, brief, concise, pithy, expressive
laconic: Saying a lot with a few words
laconic: \luh-KON-ik\, adjective: Using or marked by the use of a minimum of words; brief and pithy; brusque
laconic: Using as few words as possible to communicate much information; pithy and concise
laconic: If you describe someone as laconic, you mean that they use very few words to say something, so that they seem casual or unfriendly. Usually so laconic in the office, Dr. Lahey seemed less guarded, more relaxed. using only a few words to say something (laconicus , from lakonikos; because the people of ancient Sparta were famous for not using many words)
laconic: brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand"
laconic: {s} terse, concise, using few words
laconic: Very concise and pithy A Spartan was called a Lacon from Laconia, the land inwhich he dwelt The Spartans were noted for their brusque and sententious speech When Philip of Macedon wrote to the Spartan magistrates, “If I enter Laconia, I will level Lacedæmon to the ground,” the ephors wrote word back the single word, “If ” (See above Lacedæmonian Letter ) In 1490 O'Neil wrote to O'Donnel: “Send me the tribute, or else- ” To which O'Donnel replied: “I owe none, or else- ”
laconic: Expressing much in few words, after the manner of the Laconians or Spartans; brief and pithy; brusque; epigrammatic
laconic: In this sense laconic is the usual form
laconic: Very concise and pithy A Spartan was called a Lacon from Laconia, the land in which he dwelt The Spartans were noted for their brusque and sententious speech When Philip of Macedon wrote to the Spartan magistrates, “If I enter Laconia, I will level Lacedæmon to the ground,” the ephors wrote word back the single word, “If ” (See above Lacedæmonian Letter ) In 1490 O'Neil wrote to O'Donnel: “Send me the tribute, or else- ” To which O'Donnel replied: “I owe none, or else- ”
laconic: Laconian; characteristic of, or like, the Spartans; hence, stern or severe; cruel; unflinching
laconic: Laconism