pitagorín

Spanish

Etymology

From Pitágoras +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pitaɡoˈɾin/ [pi.t̪a.ɣ̞oˈɾĩn]
  • Rhymes: -in
  • Syllabification: pi‧ta‧go‧rín

Noun

pitagorín m (plural pitagorines, feminine pitagorina, feminine plural pitagorinas)

  1. (colloquial) brainiac, brainbox
    Synonyms: cerebrito, cerebrín

Further reading

  • Manuel Seco; Olimpia Andrés; Gabino Ramos (3 August 2023), “pitagorín”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA [BBVA Foundation]
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