pelotillero

Spanish

Etymology

From pelotilla +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /pelotiˈʝeɾo/ [pe.lo.t̪iˈʝe.ɾo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /pelotiˈʎeɾo/ [pe.lo.t̪iˈʎe.ɾo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /pelotiˈʃeɾo/ [pe.lo.t̪iˈʃe.ɾo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /pelotiˈʒeɾo/ [pe.lo.t̪iˈʒe.ɾo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: pe‧lo‧ti‧lle‧ro

Noun

pelotillero m (plural pelotilleros, feminine pelotillera, feminine plural pelotilleras)

  1. sycophant; toady

Further reading

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