zalamería

Spanish

Etymology

From zalamero +‎ -ería.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /θalameˈɾia/ [θa.la.meˈɾi.a]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /salameˈɾia/ [sa.la.meˈɾi.a]
Rhymes: -ia
Syllabification: za‧la‧me‧rí‧a

Noun

zalamería f (plural zalamerías)

sycophancy
sweet-talk
flattery
Synonyms: adulación, camelo, halago, lisonja, piropo

Further reading

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

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