tontera

Spanish

Etymology

From tonto (“stupid”) +‎ -era.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tonˈteɾa/ [t̪õn̪ˈt̪e.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: ton‧te‧ra

Noun

tontera f (plural tonteras)

1. (colloquial) nonsense, tosh (something that is dumb)

   Synonyms: bobada, tontería

Further reading

• “tontera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28