remilgado

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /remilˈɡado/ [re.milˈɣ̞a.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: re‧mil‧ga‧do

Adjective

remilgado (feminine remilgada, masculine plural remilgados, feminine plural remilgadas)

1. (derogatory) prim, prim and proper, maudlin, prissy

Related terms

• remilgo

 

Further reading

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