santurrón

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /santuˈron/ [sãn̪.t̪uˈrõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: san‧tu‧rrón

Adjective

santurrón (feminine santurrona, masculine plural santurrones, feminine plural santurronas)

1. sanctimonious, holier-than-thou

Noun

santurrón m (plural santurrones, feminine santurrona, feminine plural santurronas)

1. (derogatory) sanctimonious, bigot, holier-than-thou (person)

Further reading

• “santurrón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10