papanatas
Spanish
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of papa (“to slurp”) + natas (“whipped cream”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌpapaˈnatas/ [ˌpa.paˈna.t̪as]
- Rhymes: -atas
- Syllabification: pa‧pa‧na‧tas
Noun
papanatas m or f by sense (plural papanatas)
- gullible person
- Synonyms: pergüetano; papamoscas; papahuevos, papatoste; zorzal; paparote
Further reading
- “papanatas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025