sabihondo
Spanish edit
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Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *sapidibundus (“growing with wisdom, increasing knowledge”), from Late Latin sapidus (“wise”), from Latin sapiō (“to know”), by conflation with hondo (“deep”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
sabihondo (feminine sabihonda, masculine plural sabihondos, feminine plural sabihondas)
- (derogatory) know-it-all
- Synonym: sabelotodo
- (derogatory) prolix
Further reading edit
- “sabihondo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014