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pendejo

UK/pɛnˈdeɪhəʊ/

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Australia/penˈdehəʉ/

pendejo noun: a stupid person.

Noun

pendejo (plural pendejos)

  1. (Mexico, US, derogatory, slang) A stupid person.

Forms of pendejo

pluralpendejos

Origin of pendejo

Borrowed from Spanish pendejo.

Questions about pendejo

What does pendejo mean?
Pendejo means a stupid person.
What part of speech is pendejo?
Pendejo is a noun.
How do you pronounce pendejo?
Pendejo is pronounced /pɛnˈdeɪhəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of pendejo?
The plural of pendejo is pendejos.

Words near pendejo in the dictionary

  1. pendecamaine
  2. pended
  3. Pendeghast
  4. pendejera
  5. pendejismo
  6. pendejo
  7. pendejos
  8. Pendeli
  9. Pendelikón
  10. Pendell
  11. Pendells

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