zonzo

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Italian

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): */ˈd͡zon.d͡zo/
  • Rhymes: -ondzo
  • Hyphenation: zón‧zo

Adverb

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zonzo

  1. Only used in andare a zonzo

Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Cfr. soso.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθonθo/ [ˈθõn̟.θo]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsonso/ [ˈsõn.so]
  • Rhymes: -onθo
  • Rhymes: -onso
  • Syllabification: zon‧zo

Adjective

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zonzo (feminine zonza, masculine plural zonzos, feminine plural zonzas)

  1. silly; stupid

Noun

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zonzo m (plural zonzos, feminine zonza, feminine plural zonzas)

  1. dumdum; dunce

Usage notes

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  • Although in some contexts zonzo, bobo, tonto, menso, culero, tarado, idiota, imbécil, estúpido and pendejo may be synonyms, in most contexts they have a different degree of intensity, with zonzo having the mildest connotation, increasing in intensity in that rough order, to estúpido and pendejo, which have the most offensive meaning.

Descendants

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  • Portuguese: sonso

Further reading

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