tunante

Spanish

Etymology

From tuna (“college singing group”) +‎ -ante.

Adjective

tunante m or f (masculine and feminine plural tunantes)

loafing
Synonym: gandul
tricky, deceptive; villainous
- 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:
  Ya no harán más picardías estos tunantes bichos que nada respetan.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Noun

tunante m or f by sense (plural tunantes)

loafer
Synonym: gandul
crook; meanie; baddie

Further reading

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

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