tontería

Spanish

Etymology

From tonto (“stupid”) +‎ -ería.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tonteˈɾia/ [t̪õn̪.t̪eˈɾi.a]
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: ton‧te‧rí‧a

Noun

tontería f (plural tonterías)

  1. something that is dumb
    Synonyms: bobada, tontera, estupidez, (Spain) gilipollez, (Argentina, Uruguay) boludez, (Argentina, Uruguay) boludez, (Chile) wea, (Mexico) tarugada, (El Salvador) virgada
  2. something of little consequence
  3. nonsense, gibberish, baloney, malarkey (meaningless words)

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