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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin pigritia. Doublet of pigricia, which was a later borrowing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /peˈɾeθa/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /peˈɾesa/
- Rhymes: -eθa
- Rhymes: -esa
- Syllabification: pe‧re‧za
Noun
pereza f (plural perezas)
- laziness
- Synonyms: flojera, fiaca, desgana
- Me da pereza hacerlo. ― I can't be bothered to do it.
- (colloquial) a drag (something tedious)
- (Venezuela) sloth (mammal)
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