Sillon

Sillon is a term that appears in several languages with distinct meanings. In French, sillon (plural sillons) designates a furrow, groove, or channel in a surface. It is used for agricultural plowing tracks, natural or man-made channels, and can describe any elongated groove or line on a surface.

In Spanish, the corresponding term for a large chair is sillón, spelled with double l and an accent on the o. Sillón is a common everyday noun meaning an armchair or easy chair. The form sillon (without the accent) is not standard in contemporary Spanish, though it may appear in proper names, older texts, or as a typographical variant.

The root concept common to both languages is a long, narrow depression or groove, whether in soil, metal, or other materials. The word can appear in technical vocabulary (for example, in geology or archaeology to describe grooves) or in metaphorical expressions in various domains.

In addition to its linguistic uses, Sillon may appear as a proper noun in international contexts, such as place names or brand names, where capitalization indicates a distinct entity rather than a common noun.

See also: surco, sillón, furrow.