vendehúmos

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of vende (“to sell”) +‎ humos (“smoke(s)”).

Noun

vendehúmos m or f by sense (plural vendehúmos)

1. charlatan; trickster

Related terms

• vender humo

 

Further reading

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