bocabierta
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Blend of boca (“mouth”) + abierta (“open”). Literally, “open-mouthed”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]bocabierta m or f (masculine and feminine plural bocabiertas)
- (colloquial, Southeastern Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua) a fool
- Synonym: tonto
- (colloquial, Nicaragua, Argentina, Uruguay) a absent-minded person
- Synonyms: despistado, distraído
Noun
[edit]bocabierta m or f by sense (plural bocabiertas)
- (colloquial, Nicaragua, Argentina, Uruguay) absent-minded
- Synonyms: despistado, distraído
Further reading
[edit]- “bocabierta” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010
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