culero

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From culo +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kuˈleɾo/ [kuˈle.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: cu‧le‧ro

Adjective

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culero (feminine culera, masculine plural culeros, feminine plural culeras)

  1. (Mexico) ugly, lackluster (unpleasant or possessing bad quality)

Noun

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culero m (plural culeros, feminine culera, feminine plural culeras)

  1. (Mexico, vulgar) a mean or bad person, a person whom the speaker dislikes: an "asshole"/"arsehole"
  2. (Mexico) coward
  3. (El Salvador, Honduras, vulgar, offensive) a homosexual person
  4. drug mule
  5. sluggard
  6. diaper, nappy

Usage notes

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  • Although in some contexts zonzo, bobo, tonto, menso, culero, tarado, idiota, imbécil, estúpido and pendejo may be synonyms, in most contexts they have a different degree of intensity, with zonzo having the mildest connotation, increasing in intensity in that rough order, to estúpido and pendejo, which have the most offensive meaning.

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