palurdo

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈluɾdo/ [paˈluɾ.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -uɾdo
• Syllabification: pa‧lur‧do

Adjective

palurdo (feminine palurda, masculine plural palurdos, feminine plural palurdas)

1. (colloquial, derogatory) boring, uncouth, ignorant, unsophisticated, tasteless, illiterate, clumsy (related to peasants)

   Synonyms: bruto, huaso, paleto, rústico, maleducado

Noun

palurdo m (plural palurdos, feminine palurda, feminine plural palurdas)

1. (colloquial, derogatory) hick, yokel (illiterate person, clumsy with no style or manners, an unskilled peasant)

Further reading

• “palurdo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16