zonzo
Italian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): */ˈd͡zon.d͡zo/
- Rhymes: -ondzo
- Hyphenation: zón‧zo
Adverb
zonzo
- Only used in andare a zonzo
Spanish
Alternative forms
- sonso
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθonθo/ [ˈθõn̟.θo]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈsonso/ [ˈsõn.so]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -onθo
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -onso
- Syllabification: zon‧zo
Adjective
zonzo (feminine zonza, masculine plural zonzos, feminine plural zonzas)
- silly; stupid
Noun
zonzo m (plural zonzos, feminine zonza, feminine plural zonzas)
- dumdum; dunce
Usage notes
- Although in some contexts zonzo, bobo, tonto, menso, culero, tarado, idiota, imbécil, estúpido and pendejo may be synonyms, in most contexts they have a different degree of intensity, with zonzo having the mildest connotation, increasing in intensity in that rough order, to estúpido and pendejo, which have the most offensive meaning.
Descendants
- → Portuguese: sonso
Further reading
- “zonzo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014