"pendejo" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /penˈdexo/, [pẽn̪ˈd̪e.xo] Forms: pendejos [plural]
Rhymes: -exo Etymology: Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pectinī̆culum, diminutive of Latin pecten (“pubic hair, comb”). The unexpected /nd/ may be due to the influence of pender (“hang down, dangle”). Compare Portuguese pentelho. Etymology templates: {{root|es|ine-pro|*peḱ-|id=pluck}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|VL.|*pectinī̆culum|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Vulgar Latin *pectinī̆culum, {{inh+|es|VL.|*pectinī̆culum}} Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pectinī̆culum, {{der|es|la|pecten|t=pubic hair, comb}} Latin pecten (“pubic hair, comb”), {{cog|pt|pentelho}} Portuguese pentelho Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} pendejo m (plural pendejos)
  1. pubic hair (a single hair growing in the pubic region) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Fear, Hair
    Sense id: en-pendejo-es-noun-N2ZFtar0 Disambiguation of Fear: 34 7 1 39 8 1 9 Disambiguation of Hair: 64 6 1 24 3 1 1 Categories (other): Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 27 0 0 31 4 0 0 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 44 2 2 45 6 0 1

Noun

IPA: /penˈdexo/, [pẽn̪ˈd̪e.xo] Forms: pendejos [plural], pendeja [feminine], pendejas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -exo Etymology: Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pectinī̆culum, diminutive of Latin pecten (“pubic hair, comb”). The unexpected /nd/ may be due to the influence of pender (“hang down, dangle”). Compare Portuguese pentelho. Etymology templates: {{root|es|ine-pro|*peḱ-|id=pluck}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|VL.|*pectinī̆culum|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Vulgar Latin *pectinī̆culum, {{inh+|es|VL.|*pectinī̆culum}} Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pectinī̆culum, {{der|es|la|pecten|t=pubic hair, comb}} Latin pecten (“pubic hair, comb”), {{cog|pt|pentelho}} Portuguese pentelho Head templates: {{es-noun|m|f=+}} pendejo m (plural pendejos, feminine pendeja, feminine plural pendejas)
  1. (derogatory, vulgar, chiefly Latin America) arsehole, asshole, dirtbag, scumbag (a contemptible person) Tags: Latin-America, derogatory, masculine, vulgar
    Sense id: en-pendejo-es-noun-8otF0Cp8 Categories (other): Latin American Spanish
  2. (derogatory, chiefly Latin America) dumbass (stupid person) Tags: Latin-America, derogatory, masculine Synonyms: idiota, gilipollas, boludo
    Sense id: en-pendejo-es-noun-hxyeh2ek Categories (other): Latin American Spanish
  3. (chiefly Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay) young boy Tags: Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, masculine Categories (topical): Fear
    Sense id: en-pendejo-es-noun-QdNIKB9z Disambiguation of Fear: 34 7 1 39 8 1 9 Categories (other): Argentinian Spanish, Chilean Spanish, Paraguayan Spanish, Uruguayan Spanish, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 27 0 0 31 4 0 0 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 44 2 2 45 6 0 1
  4. (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay) punk (an adolescent who presumes to be an adult) Tags: Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, masculine
    Sense id: en-pendejo-es-noun-S4Kfbayv Categories (other): Argentinian Spanish, Chilean Spanish, Paraguayan Spanish, Uruguayan Spanish
  5. (Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Panama, Puerto Rico) coward Tags: Costa-Rica, Cuba, Dominican-Republic, Panama, Puerto-Rico, masculine
    Sense id: en-pendejo-es-noun-oZPSyZ-5 Categories (other): Costa Rican Spanish, Cuban Spanish, Dominican Spanish, Panamanian Spanish, Puerto Rican Spanish
  6. (Peru, vulgar) perspicacious, perceptive, cunning, smart, clever, scoundrel Tags: Peru, masculine, vulgar
    Sense id: en-pendejo-es-noun-FeRMBBLU Categories (other): Peruvian Spanish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hacerse el pendejo, pendejada, pendejear Related terms: peine

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Le lanzaron un huevo a María. ¡Puta, qué pendejos!\nThey threw an egg at María. They're so clever!",
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    },
    {
      "word": "pendejada"
    },
    {
      "word": "pendejear"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*peḱ-",
        "id": "pluck"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "VL.",
        "3": "*pectinī̆culum",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Vulgar Latin *pectinī̆culum",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "VL.",
        "3": "*pectinī̆culum"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pectinī̆culum",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "pecten",
        "t": "pubic hair, comb"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin pecten (“pubic hair, comb”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "pentelho"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese pentelho",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pectinī̆culum, diminutive of Latin pecten (“pubic hair, comb”). The unexpected /nd/ may be due to the influence of pender (“hang down, dangle”). Compare Portuguese pentelho.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pendejos",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pendeja",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pendejas",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "f": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "pendejo m (plural pendejos, feminine pendeja, feminine plural pendejas)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "pen‧de‧jo"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "peine"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin American Spanish",
        "Spanish derogatory terms",
        "Spanish vulgarities"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "arsehole, asshole, dirtbag, scumbag (a contemptible person)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "arsehole",
          "arsehole"
        ],
        [
          "asshole",
          "asshole"
        ],
        [
          "dirtbag",
          "dirtbag"
        ],
        [
          "scumbag",
          "scumbag"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory, vulgar, chiefly Latin America) arsehole, asshole, dirtbag, scumbag (a contemptible person)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "derogatory",
        "masculine",
        "vulgar"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin American Spanish",
        "Spanish derogatory terms",
        "Spanish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Paco failed the test. He's a fucking dumbass.",
          "text": "Paco reprobó el examen. Es un pinche pendejo.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dumbass (stupid person)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "dumbass",
          "dumbass"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory, chiefly Latin America) dumbass (stupid person)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "idiota"
        },
        {
          "word": "gilipollas"
        },
        {
          "word": "boludo"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "derogatory",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Argentinian Spanish",
        "Chilean Spanish",
        "Paraguayan Spanish",
        "Uruguayan Spanish"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "young boy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "boy",
          "boy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay) young boy"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Argentina",
        "Chile",
        "Paraguay",
        "Uruguay",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Argentinian Spanish",
        "Chilean Spanish",
        "Paraguayan Spanish",
        "Uruguayan Spanish"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "punk (an adolescent who presumes to be an adult)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "punk",
          "punk"
        ],
        [
          "adolescent",
          "adolescent#English"
        ],
        [
          "adult",
          "adult#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay) punk (an adolescent who presumes to be an adult)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Argentina",
        "Chile",
        "Paraguay",
        "Uruguay",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Costa Rican Spanish",
        "Cuban Spanish",
        "Dominican Spanish",
        "Panamanian Spanish",
        "Puerto Rican Spanish"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "coward"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "coward",
          "coward"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Panama, Puerto Rico) coward"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Costa-Rica",
        "Cuba",
        "Dominican-Republic",
        "Panama",
        "Puerto-Rico",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Peruvian Spanish",
        "Spanish terms with usage examples",
        "Spanish vulgarities"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Le lanzaron un huevo a María. ¡Puta, qué pendejos!\nThey threw an egg at María. They're so clever!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "perspicacious, perceptive, cunning, smart, clever, scoundrel"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "perspicacious",
          "perspicacious"
        ],
        [
          "perceptive",
          "perceptive"
        ],
        [
          "cunning",
          "cunning"
        ],
        [
          "smart",
          "smart"
        ],
        [
          "clever",
          "clever"
        ],
        [
          "scoundrel",
          "scoundrel"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Peru, vulgar) perspicacious, perceptive, cunning, smart, clever, scoundrel"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Peru",
        "masculine",
        "vulgar"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/penˈdexo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[pẽn̪ˈd̪e.xo]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-exo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pendejo"
}

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