paleto

Spanish

Etymology

From paleta

Adjective

paleto m (feminine paleta, masculine plural paletos, feminine plural paletas)

1. (colloquial, pejorative) uncouth, ignorant, unsophisticated, tasteless, illiterate, clumsy

Synonyms

• bruto
• huaso
• palurdo
• rústico
• maleducado

Noun

paleto m (plural paletos, feminine singular paleta, feminine plural paletas)

1. (colloquial, peyorative) hick, yokel (illeterate person, clumsy with no style or manners, an unskilled peasant)