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, augmentative pelotudo)

  1. (Rioplatense, Paraguay, Bolivia, slang, vulgar) moronic, immature, foolish
  2. (El Salvador) wealthy
  3. (Nicaragua) lazy
  4. (Mexico) having the shape of a bola (ball, sphere)

Noun

boludo m (plural boludos, feminine boluda, feminine plural boludas, augmentative pelotudo (latter meaning))

  1. (Rioplatense, Paraguay, slang, vulgar) dude, mate, bro (a friendly term of address)
    ¡che, boludo!
    Yo, dude!
  2. (Rioplatense, Paraguay, Bolivia, slang, vulgar) jackass, moron, fool, someone inexperienced
    Synonym: pelotudo

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.