|ȯrə|hōn noun
( plural orejón “ ; or ore·jo·nes -ō(ˌ)nās)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Spanish, literally, big ear, aug. of oreja ear, from Latin auricula external ear — more at auricle
1. : any of various No. American or So. American Indian peoples known to distend the earlobes with metal or wooden disks or ornaments: as
a. : coto II
b. : chané
c. : a Witotoan people of southern Colombia and eastern Ecuador
d. : a Coahuiltec people of Texas
e. : any of several peoples of the northwest coast of the United States
2. : a member of any of the Orejón peoples