desternillante

Spanish

Etymology

From desternillar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /desteɾniˈʝante/ [d̪es.t̪eɾ.niˈʝãn̪.t̪e] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /desteɾniˈʎante/ [d̪es.t̪eɾ.niˈʎãn̪.t̪e] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /desteɾniˈʃante/ [d̪es.t̪eɾ.niˈʃãn̪.t̪e] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /desteɾniˈʒante/ [d̪es.t̪eɾ.niˈʒãn̪.t̪e] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Syllabification: des‧ter‧ni‧llan‧te

Adjective

desternillante m or f (masculine and feminine plural desternillantes)

  1. side-splitting, hilarious
    • 2015 July 24, “El Real Madrid se enfrenta con el Manchester City en Melbourne”, in El País‎[1]:
      Los cinco criminales protagonistas son tomados por músicos por la ancianita que los acoge, lo que da pie a una trama desternillante que acumulará sucesivos y elípticos crímenes para culminar en un desenlace imprevisible.
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