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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlio/
- Rhymes: -io
- Syllabification: lí‧o
Etymology 1
Deverbal from liar (“to bind, tie”).
Noun
lío m (plural líos)
- bundle
- (colloquial) trouble, hassle, problem, mess, pickle
- Synonyms: desorden, embrollo, pollo
- (colloquial) lover, bit on the side
- (colloquial) huddle
- Synonyms: embrollo, enredo
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
lío
- first-person singular present indicative of liar
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