lío
See also: lio, Lió, and li'o
Spanish
Etymology
From liar (“to bind, tie”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlio/ [ˈli.o]
- Rhymes: -io
- Syllabification: lí‧o
Noun
lío m (plural líos)
- bundle
- (colloquial) trouble, hassle, problem, mess, pickle
- Synonyms: desorden, embrollo, pollo
- (colloquial) lover, bit on the side
- (colloquial) huddle
- Synonyms: embrollo, enredo
Derived terms
- armarse un lío, armar un lío
- hacerse la picha un lío
- lío de faldas
Verb
lío
- first-person singular present indicative of liar
Further reading
- “lío”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014