ceporro

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θeˈporo/ [θeˈpo.ro] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /seˈporo/ [seˈpo.ro] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -oro
• Syllabification: ce‧po‧rro

Noun

ceporro m (plural ceporros)

1. (Spain) nincompoop, buffoon, dimwit (silly or foolish person)

Derived terms

• dormir como un ceporro

Further reading

• “ceporro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10