despelote

See also: despeloté

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, "de-balled", meaning chaos resulting from testicle removal. From despelotar (“to de-ball, to neuter”).

Noun

despelote m (plural despelotes)

(Latin America) fracas or hot mess

Verb

despelote

inflection of despelotar:
1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

“despelote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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