calabobos
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Verb-object compound, composed of cala (“to soak”) + bobos (“stupid people”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
calabobos m (uncountable)
- (Spain, colloquial) rain that seems light enough for people to walk around in without getting wet, fooling those who do into getting drenched; drizzle
Further reading edit
- “calabobos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014