chambroso

Spanish

Etymology

From chambre (“gossip”) +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃamˈbɾoso/ [t͡ʃãmˈbɾo.so]
Rhymes: -oso
Syllabification: cham‧bro‧so

Adjective

chambroso (feminine chambrosa, masculine plural chambrosos, feminine plural chambrosas)

(colloquial, El Salvador) nosy.
Synonym: chismoso

No seas tan chambroso.
Don't be so nosy.

Noun

chambroso m (plural chambrosos, feminine chambrosa, feminine plural chambrosas)

(colloquial, El Salvador) gossiper, gossip, gossipmonger.
Synonym: chismoso

Carlos es un chismoso.
Carlos is a gossiper.

Further reading

“chambroso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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