pereza

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pigritia. Doublet of pigricia, which was a later borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /peˈɾeθa/ [peˈɾe.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /peˈɾesa/ [peˈɾe.sa]
• Rhymes: -eθa
• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: pe‧re‧za

Noun

pereza f (plural perezas)

1. laziness

   Synonym: flojera

   Me da pereza hacerlo. ― I can't be bothered to do it.

2. (colloquial) a drag (something tedious)
3. (Venezuela) sloth (mammal)

Related terms

• perecear
• perezoso

 

Further reading

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