pereza

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin pigritia. Doublet of pigricia, which was a later borrowing.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /peˈɾeθa/ [peˈɾe.θa]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /peˈɾesa/ [peˈɾe.sa]
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -eθa
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -esa
  • Syllabification: pe‧re‧za

Noun[edit]

pereza f (plural perezas)

  1. laziness
    Synonym: flojera
    Me da pereza hacerlo.I can't be bothered to do it.
  2. (colloquial) a drag (something tedious)
  3. (Venezuela) sloth (mammal)

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