zalamería

Spanish

Etymology

From zalamero +‎ -ería.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θalameˈɾia/ [θa.la.meˈɾi.a]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /salameˈɾia/ [sa.la.meˈɾi.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: za‧la‧me‧rí‧a

Noun

zalamería f (plural zalamerías)

1. sycophancy
2. sweet-talk

   Synonym: carantoña

3. flattery

   Synonyms: adulación, camelo, halago, lisonja, piropo

Further reading

• “zalamería”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28