zalamero

Spanish

Etymology

From obsolete zalama, from Andalusian Arabic السلام عليكم (as-salám ʕalík), from Arabic السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُم (as-salāmu ʕalaykum, “peace be with you; hello”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θalaˈmeɾo/ [θa.laˈme.ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /salaˈmeɾo/ [sa.laˈme.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: za‧la‧me‧ro

Noun

zalamero m (plural zalameros, feminine zalamera, feminine plural zalameras)

1. flatterer, sweet talker, wheedler

Adjective

zalamero (feminine zalamera, masculine plural zalameros, feminine plural zalameras)

1. smarmy, flattering, fawning, wheedling

Related terms

• zalamería

 

Further reading

• “zalamero”, 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