zonzo

== Italian == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): */ˈd͡zon.d͡zo/ Rhymes: -ondzo Hyphenation: zón‧zo === Adverb === zonzo only used in andare a zonzo == Spanish == === Alternative forms === sonso === Etymology === Cfr. soso. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈθonθo/ [ˈθõn̟.θo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /ˈsonso/ [ˈsõn.so] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -onθo (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -onso (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: zon‧zo === Adjective === zonzo (feminine zonza, masculine plural zonzos, feminine plural zonzas) silly; stupid === Noun === zonzo m (plural zonzos, feminine zonza, feminine plural zonzas) dumdum; dunce ==== Usage notes ==== 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 ==== → Portuguese: sonso === Further reading === “zonzo”, 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