"tontería" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /tonteˈɾia/, [t̪õn̪.t̪eˈɾi.a] Forms: tonterías [plural]
Rhymes: -ia Etymology: From tonto (“stupid”) + -ería. Etymology templates: {{af|es|tonto|-ería|t1=stupid}} tonto (“stupid”) + -ería Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} tontería f (plural tonterías)
  1. something that is dumb Tags: feminine Synonyms: bobada, tontera, estupidez, gilipollez, boludez, boludez, wea, tarugada, virgada
    Sense id: en-tontería-es-noun-~zvCxjaP
  2. something of little consequence Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-tontería-es-noun-4n~gijtZ
  3. nonsense, gibberish, baloney, malarkey (meaningless words) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-tontería-es-noun-9VVYNrbi Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish terms suffixed with -ería Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 3 10 87 Disambiguation of Spanish terms suffixed with -ería: 10 31 59

Inflected forms

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        "1": "es",
        "2": "tonto",
        "3": "-ería",
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      },
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From tonto (“stupid”) + -ería.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tonterías",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "tontería f (plural tonterías)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ton‧te‧rí‧a"
  ],
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          "word": "bobada"
        },
        {
          "word": "tontera"
        },
        {
          "word": "estupidez"
        },
        {
          "word": "gilipollez"
        },
        {
          "word": "boludez"
        },
        {
          "word": "boludez"
        },
        {
          "word": "wea"
        },
        {
          "word": "tarugada"
        },
        {
          "word": "virgada"
        }
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          "gibberish",
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          "baloney",
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        ],
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          "malarkey",
          "malarkey"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/tonteˈɾia/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t̪õn̪.t̪eˈɾi.a]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ia"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tontería"
}
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    "Rhymes:Spanish/ia/4 syllables",
    "Spanish 4-syllable words",
    "Spanish countable nouns",
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    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish nouns",
    "Spanish terms suffixed with -ería",
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "tontería f (plural tonterías)",
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    }
  ],
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    "ton‧te‧rí‧a"
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  "lang_code": "es",
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      "glosses": [
        "something that is dumb"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "bobada"
        },
        {
          "word": "tontera"
        },
        {
          "word": "estupidez"
        },
        {
          "word": "gilipollez"
        },
        {
          "word": "boludez"
        },
        {
          "word": "boludez"
        },
        {
          "word": "wea"
        },
        {
          "word": "tarugada"
        },
        {
          "word": "virgada"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "something of little consequence"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
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          "nonsense"
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        [
          "gibberish",
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        ],
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          "baloney",
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        ],
        [
          "malarkey",
          "malarkey"
        ]
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tonteˈɾia/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t̪õn̪.t̪eˈɾi.a]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ia"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tontería"
}

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