ramon

[ ruh-mohn ]

/ rəˈmoʊn /

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noun

any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.

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Also ra·moon

[ra-moon]. /ræˈmun/.

Origin of ramon

1750–60; <Spanish ramón browse, augmentative of ramo branch (<Latin rāmus;see ramus)

Words nearby ramon

rammelsbergite, rammer, rammish, rammle, rammy, ramon, Ramona, Ramón y Cajal, Ramos, ramose, Ramos gin fizz

Other definitions for ramon (2 of 2)

Ramon

[ rey-muhn, ruh-mohn ]

/ ˈreɪ mən, rəˈmoʊn /

noun

a male given name, form of Raymond.

How to use ramon in a sentence

Several pages from Ramon’s diary survived the crash and Stibbe will carry them aloft with him, along with a song written by Ramon’s son and a painting by his daughter of the diary pages falling from the sky.
The First Private Crew Blasts Off for the Space Station|Jeffrey Kluger|April 8, 2022|Time
He serves now on the board of a foundation created in Ramon’s honor.
Meet the people paying $55 million each to fly to the space station|Christian Davenport|January 26, 2021|Washington Post
RAMON: (Seething with contempt) Secret ant landing strips, illegally established on foreign soil.
Whit Stillman on the 20th Anniversary of ‘Barcelona’, His New Amazon Series, and the Myth of the Ugly Expat|Michael Weiss|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"Leviathanim sh'mitabdim," suicidal whales, to use Ramon's phrase.
Daniel Levy on Asking the Right Questions|Peter Beinart|April 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST

If there be more than one brother, you address the younger one as "Arturo," "Ramon," or whatever his Christian name may be.
Spanish Life in Town and Country|L. Higgin and Eugne E. Street
But before Kit could answer Ramon Rotil stood in the door, and his eyes went to the papers on the table.
The Treasure Trail|Marah Ellis Ryan
Yes, he did, replied Ramon, as he obediently walked into the living room after having divested himself of his overcoat and hat.
Betty Lee, Freshman|David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
And I think Ted is in it only because he found Ramon here and thought it would be good for him to stay.
Betty Lee, Freshman|David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
No, Janet, I want to start things and some one ought to be here in case Ramon comes back early.
Betty Lee, Freshman|David Goodger (goodger@python.org)