tonteo

See also: tonteó

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tonˈteo/ [t̪õn̪ˈt̪e.o]
• Rhymes: -eo
• Syllabification: ton‧te‧o

Etymology 1

Deverbal from tontear.

Noun

tonteo m (plural tonteos)

1. first step; flirtation

Etymology 2

Verb

tonteo

1. first-person singular present indicative of tontear

Further reading

• “tonteo”, 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