pegote

Spanish

Etymology

From pegar (“to stick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈɡote/ [peˈɣ̞o.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ote
• Syllabification: pe‧go‧te

Noun

pegote m (plural pegotes)

1. (literally or figuratively) goop, gloop, glob, glop, sticky mess
2. eyesore
3. burdock (Arctium lappa)

Derived terms

• pegotear

Further reading

• “pegote”, 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