salpicón
salpicon
salpicar
to splash
+
-ón
augmentative suffix
Salpicón is a type of salad or dish with various chopped ingredients. It comes from salpicar0 (to splash0) + -ón1 (augmentative suffix1), suggesting a dish with many 'splashed' or mixed ingredients.
noun
- salpiconA dish made of chopped meat, fish, or seafood mixed with vegetables and a dressingPreparé un salpicón de mariscos para la cena. // I prepared a seafood salpicon for dinner.