bullanguero

Spanish

Etymology

From bullanga +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /buʝanˈɡeɾo/ [bu.ʝãŋˈɡe.ɾo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /buʎanˈɡeɾo/ [bu.ʎãŋˈɡe.ɾo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /buʃanˈɡeɾo/ [bu.ʃãŋˈɡe.ɾo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /buʒanˈɡeɾo/ [bu.ʒãŋˈɡe.ɾo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: bu‧llan‧gue‧ro

Adjective

bullanguero (feminine bullanguera, masculine plural bullangueros, feminine plural bullangueras)

  1. lively, rowdy
    • 2015 December 31, “Una tierra intensa › Cuba › Granma - Órgano oficial del PCC”, in Granma[1]:
      Porque Jamaica es un pueblo de contrastes, que al cubano puede darle no pocas veces la impresión de estar en el Santiago caliente y bullanguero.
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Noun

bullanguero m (plural bullangueros, feminine bullanguera, feminine plural bullangueras)

  1. lively, rowdy person
    Synonym: alborotador

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