gaznápiro

Spanish

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Dutch *gesnapper, blend of gesnap (“chatter”) +‎ snapper (“chatterer”).[1]

Noun

gaznápiro m (plural gaznápiros, feminine gaznápira, feminine plural gaznápiras)

  1. simpleton, yokel, dolt

References

  1. ^ Coromines, Joan (1961) “gaznápiro”, in Breve diccionario etimológico de la lengua castellana [Brief etymological dictionary of the Spanish language] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 295

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