chilipioso

Spanish

Alternative forms

• chiliposo

Etymology

From chilipe (“sleepy dust”) +‎ -oso, with interfix -i- being a colloquial addition.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiliˈpjoso/ [t͡ʃi.liˈpjo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: chi‧li‧pio‧so

Adjective

chilipioso (feminine chilipiosa, masculine plural chilipiosos, feminine plural chilipiosas)

1. (colloquial, El Salvador, of a person) bleary-eyed, especially, having watery eyes or having sleepy dust in one's eyes

Further reading

• “chilipioso” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010