cateto

Definitions of cateto
  1. noun
    a stupid incompetent person
    synonyms: alcornoque, atún, bobales, bobalicón, bodoque, borrico, cebollino, ceporro, cernícalo, ganso, gaznápiro, lechuzo, lila, majadero, mentecato, percebe, tarado, tontaina, tontorrón, vaina, zopenco, zote
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    type of:
    crédulo, imbécil, ingenuo, inocente, simple
    a person lacking intelligence or common sense
  2. noun
    a disparaging term for an unsophisticated person
    synonyms: paleto, palurdo
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    type of:
    campirano, charro, concho, pueblerino, rústico, villano
    an unsophisticated country person
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