palabreja

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Spanish

Etymology

From palabra +‎ -eja.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /palaˈbɾexa/
  • Rhymes: -exa
  • Syllabification: pa‧la‧bre‧ja

Noun

palabreja f (plural palabrejas)

  1. a strange or weird word
    • 2017 September 16, “Diálogo, por qué y para qué”, in El Nacional:
      Ya ante la sola aparición de la palabreja se activaron las redes sociales llenando de ira el ciberespacio, los francotiradores que acusan a todo el mundo de colaboracionista ya hablan de desbancar a la MUD y sustituirla por otro frente que, en las actuales circunstancias, fracasaría sin atenuantes, porque hasta ahora solo han ejercido su derecho de criticar sin anunciar una sola idea capaz de llamar la atención de la gente.
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