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Spanish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ɡaθˈmoɲo/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ɡasˈmoɲo/
- Rhymes: -oɲo
- Syllabification: gaz‧mo‧ño
Adjective
gazmoño (feminine gazmoña, masculine plural gazmoños, feminine plural gazmoñas)
- prudish, sanctimonious
- 2006 (originally 1893), Rafael Delgado, Angelina, Echo Library, page 20:
Permanecía con la vista baja, con cierto aire gazmoño, sí, gazmoño, que no me causó buena impresión.- He kept his sight down, with a certain sanctimonious air, yes, sanctimonious, which didn’t give me a good impression.
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