advenedizo

Spanish

Etymology

From advenir +‎ -izo.

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /adbeneˈdiθo/, [aðβeneˈðiθo]
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /adbeneˈdiso/, [aðβeneˈðiso]

Adjective

advenedizo (feminine singular advenediza, masculine plural advenedizos, feminine plural advenedizas)

1. foreign
2. upstart

Noun

advenedizo m (plural advenedizos, feminine advenediza, feminine plural advenedizas)

1. outsider
2. upstart, social climber

   Synonyms: arribista, trepador

Further reading

• “advenedizo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.