baboso

Spanish

Etymology

From baba +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈboso/ [baˈβ̞o.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: ba‧bo‧so

Adjective

baboso (feminine babosa, masculine plural babosos, feminine plural babosas)

1. slimy
2. dribbling, drooling
3. immature, callow
4. foolish, stupid
5. (colloquial) mushy; oversentimental
   • 1898, Benito Pérez Galdós, La estafeta romántica:

     Declárate pronto, y no te pongas baboso y pesado.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• babosada
• babosear

 

Noun

baboso m (plural babosos)

1. dribbler
2. immature or callow person
3. moron, fool, stupid person
4. blenny (fish)
5. (figuratively) slimeball, groper (contemptible flatterer)

Related terms

• baba
• babosa

 

Further reading

• “baboso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10