pardillo

Spanish

Etymology

From pardo +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /paɾˈdiʝo/ [paɾˈð̞i.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /paɾˈdiʎo/ [paɾˈð̞i.ʎo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /paɾˈdiʃo/ [paɾˈð̞i.ʃo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /paɾˈdiʒo/ [paɾˈð̞i.ʒo]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝo
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎo
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃo
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒo

Syllabification: par‧di‧llo

Noun

pardillo m (plural pardillos, feminine pardilla, feminine plural pardillas)

linnet (Linaria cannabina)
(colloquial, derogatory) sucker, gullible person

Derived terms

hacer el pardillo

Adjective

pardillo (feminine pardilla, masculine plural pardillos, feminine plural pardillas)

(colloquial, derogatory) ignorant, naive, gullible
Synonym: ignorante

Derived terms

perdiz pardilla

Further reading

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

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