pendejada

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *peḱ-

Proto-Indo-European *peḱt-

Proto-Indo-European *-ḗn

Proto-Indo-European *pḱtḗn

Proto-Italic *pekten

Latin pectin-

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Indo-European *-e-lós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Proto-Italic *-kelos

Latin -culum

Vulgar Latin *pectinī̆culum

Spanish penderinflu.?

Spanish pendejo

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos

Proto-Italic *-ātos

Latin -ātus

Latin -āta

Spanish -ada

Spanish pendejada

From pendejo + -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pendeˈxada/ [pẽn̪.d̪eˈxa.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: pen‧de‧ja‧da

Noun

pendejada f (plural pendejadas) (vulgar)

1. bullshit, nonsense, foolishness

   Synonym: tontería

2. asshattery, wankery

   Synonyms: (Spain) gilipollez, (Argentina, Uruguay) boludez

Further reading

• “pendejada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026