tontería

== Spanish == === Etymology === From tonto (“stupid”) +‎ -ería. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tonteˈɾia/ [t̪õn̪.t̪eˈɾi.a] Rhymes: -ia Syllabification: ton‧te‧rí‧a === Noun === tontería f (plural tonterías) something that is dumb Synonyms: bobada, tontera, estupidez, (Spain) gilipollez, (Argentina, Uruguay) boludez, (Argentina, Uruguay) pelotudez, (Chile) wea, (Mexico) tarugada, (El Salvador) virgada, pendejada, pendejez, papa, zoncera something of little consequence nonsense, gibberish, baloney, malarkey (meaningless words) === Further reading === “tontería”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025