gilipollez

Spanish

Etymology

From gilipollas +‎ -ez.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /xilipoˈʝeθ/ [xi.li.poˈʝeθ]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /xilipoˈʝeθ/ [xi.li.poˈʝeθ]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /xilipoˈʎeθ/ [xi.li.poˈʎeθ]

 

• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /xilipoˈʝes/ [xi.li.poˈʝes]

• IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /xilipoˈʝes/ [xi.li.poˈʝes]
• IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains) /xilipoˈʎes/ [xi.li.poˈʎes]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /xilipoˈʃes/ [xi.li.poˈʃes]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /xilipoˈʒes/ [xi.li.poˈʒes]

• (Spain) Rhymes: -eθ
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -es
• Syllabification: gi‧li‧po‧llez

Noun

gilipollez f (plural gilipolleces)

1. (Spain, vulgar) stupidity, foolishness, silliness, asshattery, arseholery

   Synonyms: estupidez, tontería, bobada, (Argentina, Uruguay) pelotudez

Related terms

• gilipollas
• gilipollear

 

Further reading

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