culero

Spanish

Etymology

From culo +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˈleɾo/ [kuˈle.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: cu‧le‧ro

Adjective

culero (feminine culera, masculine plural culeros, feminine plural culeras)

  1. (Mexico) ugly, lackluster (unpleasant or possessing bad quality)

Noun

culero m (plural culeros, feminine culera, feminine plural culeras)

  1. (Mexico, vulgar) asshole (mean or bad person, a person whom the speaker dislikes)
  2. (Mexico) coward
  3. (El Salvador, Honduras, vulgar, offensive) a homosexual person
  4. drug mule
  5. sluggard
  6. diaper, nappy
    Synonym: pañal

Usage notes

  • Although in some contexts zonzo, bobo, tonto, menso, culero, tarado, idiota, imbécil, estúpido and pendejo may be synonyms, in most contexts they have a different degree of intensity, with zonzo having the mildest connotation, increasing in intensity in that rough order, to estúpido and pendejo, which have the most offensive meaning.

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