espantaflojos
التعريفات والمعاني
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Verb-object compound, composed of espanta (“to scare”) + flojos (“lazy persons”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /esˌpantaˈfloxos/ [esˌpãn̪.t̪aˈflo.xos]
Rhymes: -oxos
Syllabification: es‧pan‧ta‧flo‧jos
=== Noun ===
espantaflojos m (plural espantaflojos)
(Colombia, Bolivia) a swift drizzle
Synonym: (Colombia) espantabobos
=== Further reading ===
“espantaflojos”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010