gilipollez

Spanish

Etymology

From gilipollas +‎ -ez.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /xilipoˈʝeθ/ [xi.li.poˈʝeθ]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /xilipoˈʎeθ/ [xi.li.poˈʎeθ]

IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /xilipoˈʝes/ [xi.li.poˈʝes]
IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains) /xilipoˈʎes/ [xi.li.poˈʎes]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /xilipoˈʃes/ [xi.li.poˈʃes]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /xilipoˈʒes/ [xi.li.poˈʒes]

(Spain) Rhymes: -eθ
(Latin America) Rhymes: -es
Syllabification: gi‧li‧po‧llez

Noun

gilipollez f (plural gilipolleces)

(Spain, vulgar) stupidity, foolishness, silliness, asshattery, arseholery
Synonyms: estupidez, tontería, bobada, (Argentina, Uruguay) pelotudez

Related terms

Further reading

“gilipollez”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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