tinterillo

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Spanish

Etymology

From tintero +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tinteˈɾiʝo/ (most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /tinteˈɾiʎo/ (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /tinteˈɾiʃo/ (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /tinteˈɾiʒo/ (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -iʝo (most of Spain and Latin America)
Rhymes: -iʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
Rhymes: -iʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)
Rhymes: -iʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Syllabification: tin‧te‧ri‧llo

Noun

tinterillo m (plural tinterillos)

(derogatory) penpusher; pencil pusher
Synonyms: cagatintas, chupatintas

Coordinate term: oficinista
(dialectal, Latin America) shyster (lawyer), pettyfogger

Further reading

“tinterillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy , 2024 December 10

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