santurrón

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santurrón

[sãn̪t̪uˈrõn]

Rhymes with on

Where it comes from

De santo y el sufijo -ón.

adjective santurrones · santurrona · santurronas

colloquial, derogatory, noun Nimio en los actos de devoción.
Similar: mojigato, beato, pechoño, meapilas
colloquial, derogatory, noun Gazmoño, hipócrita que aparenta ser devoto.
Similar: gazmoño, mocho

In English

prude A person who is or tries to be excessively proper
prim prudish
prudish exaggeratedly proper
sanctimonious making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically
self-righteous piously self-assured and smugly moralistic
holier-than-thou hypocritically or self-righteously pious
goody two shoes goody-goody

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"santurrón." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/santurr%C3%B3n. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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santurrón. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/santurr%C3%B3n

Chicago

"santurrón." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/santurr%C3%B3n.

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@misc{santurro_n_2026,
  title = {santurrón},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/santurr%C3%B3n},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}