pegoste

Spanish

Etymology

From pegote, itself from pegar (“to stick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈɡoste/ [peˈɣ̞os.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -oste
• Syllabification: pe‧gos‧te

Noun

pegoste m (plural pegostes) (colloquial)

1. (Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Cuba, Colombia) Synonym of pegote (a lump; a blob)

Noun

pegoste m or f by sense (plural pegostes) (colloquial)

1. (Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Cuba) a bothersome tagalong
2. (colloquial, Gautemala, Honduras, El Salvador) a kid; child

Further reading

• “pegoste”, 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
• “pegoste”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010