guatón

el guatón, la guatona
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
masculine or feminine noun
1.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(someone who has a big belly)
Regionalism used in Chile
(Chile)
a. potbellied man
A word or phrase that is masculine (e.g., el libro).
(masculine)
¿Quién es el guatón que está al lado del tío Fernando en la foto? - Ese es Ramiro, un primo de nosotros.Who's the potbellied man next to Uncle Fernando in the picture? - That's Ramiro, a cousin of ours.
b. potbellied woman
A word or phrase that is feminine (e.g., la manzana).
(feminine)
"La hamburguesa que se está comiendo esa guatona de allá es más grande que mi mochila," dijo Pilar."The burger that potbellied woman over there is eating is bigger than my backpack," said Pilar.
c. paunchy (adjective)
Un guatón se acercó para preguntarme dónde quedaba la estación de metro.A paunchy fellow approached me to ask me where the metro station was.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
2.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(with a big belly)
Regionalism used in Chile
(Chile)
a. potbellied
No puedo creer que ese tipo guatón de allá sea el hermano de David. ¡Estaba en tan buena forma cuando éramos jóvenes!I can't believe that potbellied guy over there is David's brother. He was in such a good shape when we were young!
b. paunchy
Hay un viejo guatón en la entrada del hotel que se parece al Viejito Pascuero.There's a paunchy old guy at the entrance who looks like Santa.
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