pardillo

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Spanish

Etymology

From pardo +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /paɾˈdiʝo/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /paɾˈdiʎo/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /paɾˈdiʃo/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /paɾˈdiʒo/

 

  • Syllabification: par‧di‧llo

Noun

pardillo m (plural pardillos, feminine pardilla, feminine plural pardillas)

  1. linnet (Linaria cannabina)
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) sucker, gullible person

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Adjective

pardillo (feminine pardilla, masculine plural pardillos, feminine plural pardillas)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) ignorant, naive, gullible
    Synonym: ignorante

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