pardillo

Spanish

Etymology

From pardo +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /paɾˈdiʝo/ [paɾˈð̞i.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /paɾˈdiʎo/ [paɾˈð̞i.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /paɾˈdiʃo/ [paɾˈð̞i.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /paɾˈdiʒo/ [paɾˈð̞i.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: par‧di‧llo

Noun

pardillo m (plural pardillos, feminine pardilla, feminine plural pardillas)

  1. linnet (Linaria cannabina)
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) sucker, gullible person

Derived terms

Adjective

pardillo (feminine pardilla, masculine plural pardillos, feminine plural pardillas)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) ignorant, naive, gullible
    Synonym: ignorante

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