tontera

Spanish

Etymology

From tonto (“stupid”) +‎ -era.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tonˈteɾa/ [t̪õn̪ˈt̪e.ɾa]
Rhymes: -eɾa
Syllabification: ton‧te‧ra

Noun

tontera f (plural tonteras)

(colloquial) nonsense, tosh (something that is dumb)
Synonyms: bobada, tontería

Further reading

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

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