bellaco

Spanish

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /beˈʝako/ [beˈʝa.ko]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /beˈʎako/ [beˈʎa.ko]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /beˈʃako/ [beˈʃa.ko]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /beˈʒako/ [beˈʒa.ko]

Rhymes: -ako
Syllabification: be‧lla‧co

Noun

bellaco m (plural bellacos, feminine bellaca, feminine plural bellacas)

scoundrel, rascal
(Peru) plantain (banana)
plátano bellaco ― bellaco plantain

Vendemos plátano bellaco a bajo precio
We sell plantain bananas at a low price

Imparten nuevas técnicas de abono para cultivo de plátano bellaco
New fertilizing techniques taught for growing plantain
(Puerto Rico, slang) one who is horny

Derived terms

abellacar
mentir como un bellaco

Descendants

→ Cebuano: bilyako
→ Italian: vigliacco
→ Piedmontese: viliach
→ Portuguese: velhaco
- → Kabuverdianu: bidjáku

Further reading

“bellaco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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