pánfilo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πάμφιλος (pámphilos, “beloved of all”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpanfilo/ [ˈpãɱ.fi.lo]
• Rhymes: -anfilo
• Syllabification: pán‧fi‧lo

Adjective

pánfilo (feminine pánfila, masculine plural pánfilos, feminine plural pánfilas)

1. dull, (slow of understanding)

   Synonyms: obtuso, cortito, soso

2. naive

   Synonyms: cándido, ingenuo

Further reading

• “pánfilo”, 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