pintamonas

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of pinta (“to paint”) +‎ monas (“monkeys”), from pintar la mona.

Noun

pintamonas m or f by sense (plural pintamonas)

  1. (colloquial) a novice painter; a painter with poor skills
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) someone unimportant yet pretentious, a nobody
    Synonyms: don nadie, mindundi, pelagatos

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