condoro
Spanish
Etymology
From Condorito, a Chilean comic character.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /konˈdoɾo/ [kõn̪ˈd̪o.ɾo]
- Rhymes: -oɾo
- Syllabification: con‧do‧ro
Noun
condoro m (plural condoros)
- (Chile, colloquial) a shameful accident, mistake, slip, faux pas
- Synonyms: descache, garrafal, metida de pata, torpeza
Related terms
- cóndor
- condorear
- Condorito
Further reading
- “condoro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
- “condoro”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010