tontaina

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tonˈtaina/
  • Rhymes: -aina
  • Syllabification: ton‧tai‧na

Adjective

tontaina m or f (masculine and feminine plural tontainas)

  1. (colloquial) idiotic
    • 2016 October 6, “La tragedia del parque Güell, segunda parte”, in El Periódico:
      En el congreso, ya puestos, se ha presentado incluso una fotografía inédita de Gaudí, joven, con 26 años, nada tontainas, más bien como sobrado de confianza, con el aspecto de Capitán Nemo de la arquitectura, convencido de su visión.
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Noun

tontaina m or f by sense (plural tontainas)

  1. (colloquial) idiot; crackpot

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