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Spanish
Etymology
From gilí (“stupid”) + polla (“pullet; cock”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /xiliˈpoʝas/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /xiliˈpoʎas/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /xiliˈpoʃas/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /xiliˈpoʒas/
- (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -oʝas
- (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -oʎas
- (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -oʃas
- (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -oʒas
- Syllabification: gi‧li‧po‧llas
Adjective
gilipollas (invariable)
- (Spain, vulgar, derogatory) silly, fatheaded
- Synonyms: estúpido, necio, boludo, gilí
Noun
gilipollas m or f by sense (plural gilipollas)
- (Spain, vulgar, derogatory) dickhead, dumbass, wanker
- Synonyms: capullo, pendejo
2011, Romain Monnery, Libre, solo y sin pasta, GRIJALBO, →ISBN:Sentado en su amplio sillón de piel, me felicitó por la jugada que le había hecho a aquella gilipollas cuyo nombre había olvidado y luego me preguntó si había reflexionado sobre nuestra charla de la última vez.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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