lengüicorto

Spanish

Etymology

From lengua +‎ corto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lenɡwiˈkoɾto/ [lẽŋ.ɡwiˈkoɾ.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -oɾto
• Syllabification: len‧güi‧cor‧to

Adjective

lengüicorto (feminine lengüicorta, masculine plural lengüicortos, feminine plural lengüicortas)

1. (colloquial) taciturn, quiet, reserved, untalkative

   Synonyms: reservado, taciturno

Further reading

• “lengüicorto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28