pamplina

/pamˈplina/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las pamplinas

Meaning

  1. nonsense

    • No digas pamplinas.

      Don't talk nonsense.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

disparate

pamplina is more colloquial for trivial nonsense, a silly excuse; disparate implies a more absurd, foolish statement or action.

Similar in other languages

German

Unsinn

Unsinn is the German word for the same thing — both mean "nonsense."

Portuguese

bobagem

bobagem is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "nonsense."

Practice

1 What does pamplina mean?

2 Fill the gap: No digas ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pamplina?

noun

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