pendejo

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UK/pɛnˈdeɪhəʊ/Australia/penˈdehəʉ/US/pɛnˈdeɪhoʊ/US/pɛnˈdɛhoʊ/

noun

A stupid person.

OriginSpanish pendejo ← Vulgar Latin *pectinī̆culum ← Latin pectin- →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounpendejo (plural pendejos)

plural pendejos

  1. MexicoUSderogatoryslangA stupid person.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*peḱt-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pḱtḗn
  4. Proto-Italic*pekten
  5. Latinpectin-
  6. Vulgar Latin*pectinī̆culum
  7. Spanishpendejo
  8. Englishpendejo

Borrowed from Spanish pendejo.

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Cite this entry
APA

pendejo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pendejo

MLA

“pendejo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pendejo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pendejo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pendejo.

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