frentudo

Spanish

Etymology

From frente (“forehead”) +‎ -udo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɾenˈtudo/ [fɾẽn̪ˈt̪u.ð̞o]
Rhymes: -udo
Syllabification: fren‧tu‧do

Adjective

frentudo (feminine frentuda, masculine plural frentudos, feminine plural frentudas)

(El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina) large-foreheaded
Synonym: frontudo
(politics, El Salvador, often derogatory) Of or pertaining to the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front of El Salvador.
Coordinate terms: arenero, golondrino

Noun

frentudo m (plural frentudos, feminine frentuda, feminine plural frentudas)

(El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina) a large-foreheaded person
Synonym: frontudo
(politics, El Salvador, often derogatory) A member or supporter of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front of El Salvador.
Coordinate terms: arenero, golondrino

Further reading

“frentudo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
frentudo, frentuda | Diccionario de americanismos | ASALE

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