pelagatos

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of pela (“to skin”) +‎ gatos (“cats”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pelaˈɡatos/ [pe.laˈɣ̞a.t̪os]
• Rhymes: -atos
• Syllabification: pe‧la‧ga‧tos

Noun

pelagatos m (plural pelagatos)

1. nobody (unimportant person)

   Synonyms: pelagallos, don nadie, pintamonas

Further reading

• “pelagatos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28