pelagatos
Spanish
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of pela (“to skin”) + gatos (“cats”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pelaˈɡatos/ [pe.laˈɣ̞a.t̪os]
- Rhymes: -atos
- Syllabification: pe‧la‧ga‧tos
Noun
pelagatos m (plural pelagatos)
- nobody (unimportant person)
- Synonyms: pelagallos, don nadie, pintamonas
Further reading
- “pelagatos”, 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