palurdo

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palurdo

[paˈluɾð̞o]

Rhymes with uɾ.do

Where it comes from

Del francés balourd, y esta de origen incierto, probablemente, del francés medio bellourd, beslourd, del prefijo despectivo bes- y lourd, del bajo latín lurdus, del clásico luridus ('horrendo; cetrino'), de luror ('palidez'), de origen incierto, quizás cognado del griego antiguo χλωρός (khlōrós, 'verde'). Compárese el doblete balurdo, lúrido

adjective palurdos · palurda · palurdas

derogatory, noun Tosco e ingenuo, por falta de formación o de inteligencia.
Similar: gaznápiro, paleto

In English

yokel a person from or living in the countryside, viewed as being unsophisticated or n
bumpkin yokel
country bumpkin unsophisticated person from a rural area
hick country yokel or hillbilly

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@misc{palurdo_2026,
  title = {palurdo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/palurdo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}