pelotudo

Spanish

Etymology

pelota (“testicle”, literally “ball”) +‎ -udo (augmentative), compare huevón.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /peloˈtudo/ [pe.loˈt̪u.ð̞o]
Rhymes: -udo
Syllabification: pe‧lo‧tu‧do

Adjective

pelotudo (feminine pelotuda, masculine plural pelotudos, feminine plural pelotudas)

(Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile, colloquial, highly vulgar) stupid, dumb
Synonyms: tonto, boludo, bobo, faficha

Noun

pelotudo m (plural pelotudos)

(Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile, colloquial, highly vulgar) dummy, idiot, boob

Related terms

pelota
pelotudear

Further reading

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

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