cizañero
Spanish
Etymology
From cizaña (“dissension”) + -ero.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θiθaˈɲeɾo/ [θi.θaˈɲe.ɾo] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /sisaˈɲeɾo/ [si.saˈɲe.ɾo] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: ci‧za‧ñe‧ro
Adjective
cizañero (feminine cizañera, masculine plural cizañeros, feminine plural cizañeras)
- (relational) troublemaker, shit-stirrer
- Synonyms: correveidile, liante, chismoso
Noun
cizañero m (plural cizañeros, feminine cizañera, feminine plural cizañeras)
Further reading
- “cizañero”, 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