marrullero

Spanish

Alternative forms

• marullero (nonstandard)

Etymology

From marrullar +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /maruˈʝeɾo/ [ma.ruˈʝe.ɾo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /maruˈʝeɾo/ [ma.ruˈʝe.ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /maruˈʎeɾo/ [ma.ruˈʎe.ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /maruˈʃeɾo/ [ma.ruˈʃe.ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /maruˈʒeɾo/ [ma.ruˈʒe.ɾo]

• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: ma‧rru‧lle‧ro

Adjective

marrullero (feminine marrullera, masculine plural marrulleros, feminine plural marrulleras)

1. devious

Derived terms

• marrullería

Noun

marrullero m (plural marrulleros, feminine marrullera, feminine plural marrulleras)

1. smooth operator; smoothie

Further reading

• “marrullero”, 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