boludo
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
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 edit
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 edit
- bolú (Rioplatense)
- dolobu (Rioplatense, Vesre)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “boludo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014