bujarrón

Spanish

Etymology

From French bougeron, from Late Latin Bulgarus ("Bulgarian"), used as an insult by the Crusaders, who considered the Bulgarians heretics because of their membership in the Orthodox Church. Cognate with English bugger.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buxaˈron/ [bu.xaˈrõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: bu‧ja‧rrón

Noun

bujarrón m (plural bujarrones)

1. (derogatory, vulgar, Spain) sodomite

Further reading

• “bujarrón”, 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