golondrino

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Old Spanish

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Etymology

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Masculine form of golondrina.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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golondrino m (plural golondrinos)

  1. The chick or young of a barn swallow.
    • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 27r:
      […] p̃o non faz eſta uertud ſi non ſi eſtudieren amas las piedras en uno, o non fueren dun golondrino pollo.
      […] But it does not have this virtue if both stones are not placed in one, or if they are not from the chick of a swallow.

Descendants

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  • Spanish: golondrino

Spanish

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Noun

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golondrino m (plural golondrinos, feminine golondrina, feminine plural golondrinas)

  1. young swallow
  2. (military) deserter, AWOL
  3. traveller, vagabond
  4. (politics) An admirer or fan of Nayib Bukele.
  5. (politics) A person exhibiting characteristics of Bukelism.
    Coordinate terms: frentudo, arenero

Noun

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golondrino m (plural golondrinos)

  1. boil under the armpit

Adjective

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golondrino (feminine golondrina, masculine plural golondrinos, feminine plural golondrinas)

  1. (politics, El Salvador, often derogatory) Of or pertaining to the Bukelism.

Further reading

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