boludo

Spanish

Etymology

From bola +‎ -udo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /boˈludo/ [boˈlu.ð̞o]
Rhymes: -udo
Syllabification: bo‧lu‧do

Adjective

boludo (feminine boluda, masculine plural boludos, feminine plural boludas)

(Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, vulgar) moronic, immature, foolish
(El Salvador) wealthy
(Nicaragua) lazy
(Mexico) having the shape of a bola (ball, sphere)

Noun

boludo m (plural boludos, feminine boluda, feminine plural boludas)

(Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, slang, vulgar) dude, mate, bro (a friendly term of address)
¡che, boludo!
Yo, dude!
(Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, slang, vulgar) jackass, moron, fool, someone inexperienced
Synonym: pelotudo

Alternative forms

bolú (Rioplatense)
dolobu (Rioplatense, Vesre)

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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