santurronería
Spanish
Etymology
From santurrón (“sanctimonious”) + -ería.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /santuroneˈɾia/ [sãn̪.t̪u.ro.neˈɾi.a]
- Rhymes: -ia
- Syllabification: san‧tu‧rro‧ne‧rí‧a
Noun
santurronería f (plural santurronerías)
- sanctimoniousness, sanctimony
- Synonyms: beatería, gazmoñería, mojigatería
Further reading
- “santurronería”, 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