calabobos
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb-object compound, composed of cala (“to soak”) + bobos (“stupid people”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]calabobos m (uncountable)
- (Spain, colloquial) rain that seems light enough for people to walk around in without getting wet, fooling those who do into getting drenched; drizzle
Further reading
[edit]- “calabobos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014