cabeza de chorlito
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “plover head”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˌbeθa de t͡ʃoɾˈlito/ [kaˌβ̞e.θa ð̞e t͡ʃoɾˈli.t̪o] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /kaˌbesa de t͡ʃoɾˈlito/ [kaˌβ̞e.sa ð̞e t͡ʃoɾˈli.t̪o] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: ca‧be‧za de chor‧li‧to
Noun
cabeza de chorlito m or f by sense (plural cabezas de chorlito)
- (idiomatic) airhead
Further reading
- “cabeza de chorlito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024