despelote

See also: despeloté

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /despeˈlote/ [d̪es.peˈlo.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ote
  • Syllabification: des‧pe‧lo‧te

Etymology 1

Deverbal from despelotar (literally “de-balling”), meaning chaos resulting from testicle removal.

Noun

despelote m (plural despelotes)

  1. (Latin America) fracas or hot mess

Etymology 2

Verb

despelote

  1. inflection of despelotar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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