sabihondo

Spanish

Alternative forms

• sabiondo

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *sapidibundus (“growing with wisdom, increasing knowledge”), from Late Latin sapidus (“wise”), from Latin sapiō (“to know”), by conflation with hondo (“deep”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈbjondo/ [saˈβ̞jõn̪.d̪o]
• Rhymes: -ondo
• Syllabification: sa‧bihon‧do

Adjective

sabihondo (feminine sabihonda, masculine plural sabihondos, feminine plural sabihondas)

1. (derogatory) know-it-all

   Synonym: sabelotodo

2. (derogatory) prolix

Further reading

• “sabihondo”, 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