cantinflesco

Spanish

Etymology

From Cantinflas +‎ -esco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kantinˈflesko/ [kãn̪.t̪ĩɱˈfles.ko]
• Rhymes: -esko
• Syllabification: can‧tin‧fles‧co

Adjective

cantinflesco (feminine cantinflesca, masculine plural cantinflescos, feminine plural cantinflescas)

1. (colloquial, Mexico, Nicaragua) in the style of Cantinflas, a Mexican comedy actor

   Synonym: acantinflado

Further reading

• “cantinflesco”, 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