contumeria

From contumelia, from Latin contumēlia.

• IPA^(key): /kontuˈmeɾja/ [kõn̪.t̪uˈme.ɾja]
• Rhymes: -eɾja
• Syllabification: con‧tu‧me‧ria

contumeria f (plural contumerias)

1. (colloquial, Honduras, El Salvador) a tedious, complicated, time-consuming problem or situation
2. (colloquial, Honduras, El Salvador) overcautiousness, meticulousness, fastidiousness
3. (colloquial, Honduras, El Salvador) indecision

• “contumeria”, 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
• “contumeria”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010