pavada

Spanish

Etymology

From pavo +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈbada/ [paˈβ̞a.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: pa‧va‧da

Noun

pavada f (plural pavadas)

1. turkey herd
2. a children's game
3. (colloquial, Argentina, Peru, Uruguay) bullshit, nonsense, tosh (dumb talk or act)

   Synonyms: estupidez, bobada, boludez, huevada, sosería, pendejada, tontería, burrada, idiotez

Further reading

• “pavada”, 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