Usage Note
Pisotón is an augmentative of pisada (footstep), formed with the augmentative suffix -ón, emphasising force. It specifically refers to the accidental — or deliberate — act of stepping hard on someone's foot. The plural pisotones is regular. The related verb is pisar ('to step on'); pisotear means 'to trample repeatedly'.
Examples
"Me dio un pisotón sin querer en el metro."
Natural Translation
He accidentally stepped on my foot on the metro.
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