bujarrón
Spanish
Etymology
From French bougeron, from Late Latin Bulgarus ("Bulgarian"), used as an insult by the Crusaders, who considered the Bulgarians heretics because of their membership in the Orthodox Church. Cognate with English bugger.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buxaˈron/ [bu.xaˈrõn]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: bu‧ja‧rrón
Further reading
- “bujarrón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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