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idiota

idiota noun: fool or imbecile.

Noun

idiota (plural idiotas)

  1. (US, derogatory, slang) Fool or imbecile.

Synonyms of idiota

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Forms of idiota

pluralidiotas

Origin of idiota

Borrowed from Spanish idiota, from Latin idiōta (“idiot”), from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “layman”) from ἴδιος (ídios, “private”). Doublet of idiot. By surface analysis, idi- + -ota.

Questions about idiota

What does idiota mean?
Idiota means fool or imbecile.
What part of speech is idiota?
Idiota is a noun.
What is the plural of idiota?
The plural of idiota is idiotas.

Words near idiota in the dictionary

  1. idiot-proof
  2. idiot-proofed
  3. idiot-proofing
  4. idiot-proofs
  5. idiot-savant
  6. idiota
  7. idiotacies
  8. idiotacy
  9. idiotas
  10. idiotcies
  11. idiotcy

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