baladí

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic بَلَدِيّ (baladiyy, indigenous, communal).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /balaˈdi/ [ba.laˈð̞i]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: ba‧la‧dí

Adjective

baladí (plural baladís or baladíes)

  1. trivial, banal, of no importance, meaningless
    no es cuestión baladíit is not a trivial matter
    • 1883, Benito Pérez Galdós, El doctor Centeno:
      ¿Y cuándo predicamos en Palacio? -preguntó en tono de excelsitud el señor de Morales, ávido de cortar, con una proposición seria, aquel tema tan baladí.
      "So when will we preach in Palacio?", asked wondrously Mr Morales, eager to cut short such a trivial topic with a serious proposition.

Derived terms

  • clavo baladí

Further reading

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