bayunco

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /baˈʝunko/ [baˈʝũŋ.ko]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /baˈʝunko/ [baˈʝũŋ.ko]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /baˈʃunko/ [baˈʃũŋ.ko]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /baˈʒunko/ [baˈʒũŋ.ko]

• Rhymes: -unko
• Syllabification: ba‧yun‧co

Adjective

bayunco (feminine bayunca, masculine plural bayuncos, feminine plural bayuncas)

1. (El Salvador, colloquial, somewhat derogatory) silly

   ¡Dejá de estar de bayunca, y ya andá a bañarte!

   Stop being so silly, and just go take a shower!

   Ay disculpe que mi hijo sea un bayunco. ¡Mire qué cosas dice!

   Urgh, I apologize for my son being silly. Just look at the things he's saying!

Related terms

• bayuncada

Further reading

• “bayunco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10