floripondio
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Words labeled “extremely offensive” are profoundly insulting and are used to discriminate or offend.
el floripondio
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (colloquial) (big-sized flower)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. big flower
¡Dios mío! ¡Qué floripondios dan las hortensias!Oh my God! Hydrangeas produce such big flowers!
b. big flower head
Esta planta da unos floripondios de color anaranjado intenso.This plant has big flower heads with a deep orange color.
c. big blossom
Los floripondios de los nenúfares son muy lindos.The big blossoms of the water lilies are really beautiful.
2. (pejorative) (flower-shaped ornament)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
¿Seguro que prefieres el vestido de floripondios? ¿No te gusta más este?Are you sure you prefer the flowery dress? Don't you like this one better?
La sala es linda, pero no me gustan esos floripondios en el techo.The room is nice, but I don't like those flowery things on the ceiling.
a. angel's trumpet
Sentado en el jardín de mi casa de Quito, de pronto me llegó una fragancia intensa de floripondio y magnolias.Sitting in the garden of my house in Quito, I suddenly got the intense aroma of angel's trumpet and magnolias.
4. (extremely offensive) (male homosexual) (Mexico) (South America)
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.
Regionalism used in Mexico
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
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