Con
|
|
- Con is a variant on the Latin prefix "com", meaning "with" or "together"
- In Spanish, con is the word for with, and as such appears in some Spanish borrowings such as "chili con carne".
- Con is an alternate spelling for the god Kon in Inca mythology,
- Con is an apocopation of 'confidence trick', which is a scam pulled off by a 'con man'.
- Con is an apocopation of convention. Used primarily in the titles of the conventions.
- Con is an apocopation of "convict", as in "ex-con".
- Con is an adverb meaning "against" (short for Latin "contra")
- Con is the name of a television series on Comedy Central.
- Con was a state located in what is now Burkina Faso.
It is ironic that the prefix definition of "con" is antonymous with the adverb definition.