frentudo

Spanish

Etymology

From frente (“forehead”) +‎ -udo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɾenˈtudo/ [fɾẽn̪ˈt̪u.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -udo
• Syllabification: fren‧tu‧do

Adjective

frentudo (feminine frentuda, masculine plural frentudos, feminine plural frentudas)

1. (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina) large-foreheaded

   Synonym: frontudo

2. (politics, El Salvador, often derogatory) Of or pertaining to the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front of El Salvador.

   Coordinate terms: arenero, golondrino

Noun

frentudo m (plural frentudos, feminine frentuda, feminine plural frentudas)

1. (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina) a large-foreheaded person

   Synonym: frontudo

2. (politics, El Salvador, often derogatory) A member or supporter of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front of El Salvador.

   Coordinate terms: arenero, golondrino

Further reading

• “frentudo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16
• frentudo, frentuda | Diccionario de americanismos | ASALE