boludo
Spanish
Etymology
From bola + -udo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /boˈludo/ [boˈlu.ð̞o]
- Rhymes: -udo
- Syllabification: bo‧lu‧do
Adjective
boludo (feminine boluda, masculine plural boludos, feminine plural boludas)
- (Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, vulgar) jackass, moron, immature
- (Argentina, slang, vulgar) dude, mate (a friendly term of address)
- (El Salvador) wealthy
- (Nicaragua) lazy
- (Mexico) having the shape of a bola (ball, sphere)
Alternative forms
- bolú (Rioplatense)
- dolobu (Rioplatense, Vesre)
Derived terms
- boludez
Further reading
- “boludo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014