tetunte
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From or related to Classical Nahuatl tetōntli (“small rock”). According to the DRAE, from a compound tetzontli, from Classical Nahuatl tetl (“rock”) and tzontli (“hair, head”). The word may come from an interaction between the two Nahuatl terms.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tetunte m (plural tetuntes)
- (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras) piece of tile or brick
- (colloquial, El Salvador) head
- (derogatory, El Salvador) stupid person
Further reading[edit]
- “tetunte”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Categories:
- Spanish terms borrowed from Classical Nahuatl
- Spanish terms derived from Classical Nahuatl
- Spanish 3-syllable words
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- Salvadorian Spanish
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- Spanish derogatory terms