aprovechategui

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque aprobetxategi, itself from Spanish aprovechar (“to take advantage of”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /apɾobet͡ʃaˈteɡi/ [a.pɾo.β̞e.t͡ʃaˈt̪e.ɣ̞i]
  • Rhymes: -eɡi
  • Syllabification: a‧pro‧ve‧cha‧te‧gui

Noun

aprovechategui m (plural aprovechateguis)

  1. (informal, rare, Spain) sponger, scrounger, freeloader
    • 2018 May 20, Jorge Alacid, “Aprovechateguis y segurolas”, in La Rioja‎[1]:
      Para Rajoy, en consecuencia, Albert Rivera es un aprovechategui.
      Thus, for Rajoy, Albert Rivera is a freeloader.
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