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, Chile, colloquial, highly vulgar) stupid, dumb
- Synonyms: tonto, boludo, bobo, faficha
Noun
pelotudo m (plural pelotudos)
- (Argentina, Uruguay, 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