tontera
Spanish
Etymology
From tonto (“stupid”) + -era.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tonˈteɾa/ [t̪õn̪ˈt̪e.ɾa]
- Rhymes: -eɾa
- Syllabification: ton‧te‧ra
Noun
tontera f (plural tonteras)
- (colloquial) nonsense, tosh (something that is dumb)
- Synonyms: bobada, tontería
Further reading
- “tontera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014