perplejo

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin perplexus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɾˈplexo/ [peɾˈple.xo]
• Rhymes: -exo
• Syllabification: per‧ple‧jo

Adjective

perplejo (feminine perpleja, masculine plural perplejos, feminine plural perplejas)

1. perplexed, baffled, confused
2. nonplussed, nonplused

Related terms

• perplejidad

Further reading

• “perplejo”, 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