sabihondo
Spanish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Vulgar Latin *sapidibundus (“growing with wisdom, increasing knowledge”), from Late Latin sapidus (“wise”), from Latin sapiō (“to know”), by conflation with hondo (“deep”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editsabihondo (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