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"Pendejo" is a noun which is often translated as "asshole", and "chinga tu madre" is a phrase which is often translated as "fuck you". Learn more about the difference between "pendejo" and "chinga tu madre" below.
el pendejo, la pendeja(
pehn
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deh
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hoh
)This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
1. (vulgar) (unpleasant person) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. asshole (vulgar) (United States)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United States
¿Quién invitó a mi fiesta a este pendejo?Who invited this asshole to my party?
b. arsehole (vulgar) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
¿Cómo puedes salir con ese pendejo?How can you date that arsehole?
a. idiot
El pendejo se estacionó en el lugar para personas discapacitadas.That idiot parked in the spot for people with disabilities.
b. dumbass (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
A ver, pendejo, ¿qué es lo que no entendiste?Ok, dumbass, what is it that you didn't understand?
c. prat (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
¿Oíste lo que dijo la pendeja en la conferencia de prensa?Did you hear what that prat said during the press conference?
3. (vulgar) (young person) (Southern Cone)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
a. kid (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
La piscina estaba llena de pendejos.The pool was full of kids.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
4. (vulgar) (pubic hair) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. pube (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Muchas personas se afeitan los pendejos.Lots of people shave their pubes.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
5. (vulgar) (coward) (Central America) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
6. (vulgar) (immature) (Panama) (Paraguay) (River Plate)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Panama
Regionalism used in Paraguay
chinga tu madre(
cheen
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gah
too
mah
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dreh
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
