pendejo.
a single pubic hair
Meaning & usage
a single pubic hair
stupid person, idiot
Paco reprobó el examen porque es un pinche pendejo.
mean person, jerk
cunning/sly person
coward
boy
Cuando era pendejo íbamos a Mar de Plata todos los veranos.
mistletoe
type of pumpkin
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pectinī̆culum, diminutive of Latin pecten (“pubic hair; comb”). The unexpected /nd/ may be due to the influence of pender (“hang down, dangle”). Compare Portuguese pentelho.
stupid
mean (bad to someone else)
cunning, sly
cowardly
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pectinī̆culum, diminutive of Latin pecten (“pubic hair; comb”). The unexpected /nd/ may be due to the influence of pender (“hang down, dangle”). Compare Portuguese pentelho.
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