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pereza

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin pigritia. Doublet of pigricia, which was a later borrowing.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /peˈɾeθa/ [peˈɾe.θa]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /peˈɾesa/ [peˈɾe.sa]
  • Rhymes: -eθa
  • Rhymes: -esa
  • Syllabification: pe‧re‧za

Noun

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pereza f (plural perezas)

  1. laziness
    Synonyms: flojera, fiaca, desgana
    Me da pereza hacerlo.I can't be bothered to do it.
  2. (colloquial) a drag (something tedious)
  3. (Venezuela) sloth (mammal)
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Further reading

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