sabandija
Spanish
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *sevandilia, possibly related to dialectal Basque suge-kandera, suge-kandela (“lizard”), although it remains unknown.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sabanˈdixa/ [sa.β̞ãn̪ˈd̪i.xa]
- Rhymes: -ixa
- Syllabification: sa‧ban‧di‧ja
Noun
sabandija f (plural sabandijas)
- pest; bug; small reptile
- rascal, scoundrel, weasel, punk
Further reading
- “sabandija”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014