menso
Meaning
- (Central-America, Mexico, offensive) foolish, dull
- (Central-America, Mexico, offensive) distracted, absent-minded
- (Mexico, offensive) ignorant
- (Mexico, offensive) inexpert
- (Mexico, offensive) timid, shy
- (Mexico, offensive) ingenuous, naive
Concepts
Opposite of
aguzado, brillante, inteligente, listo, atento, concentrado, conocedor, sabio, experto, perito, aventado, decidido, valiente, colmilludo, sagaz
Synonyms
Translations
ahmak
dom
dumm
estúpido
estúpid
stultus
stupidoHyphenated as
men‧so
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmenso/
Etymology
Arguably taken from Latin mēnsa (“table”); it is thought that medieval monks used the names of inanimate objects in disparaging reference to illiterate or non‐discerning people, partially out of a desire to not use an explicitly pejorative insult as would be forbidden by their canons.
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