advenedizo

Spanish

Etymology

From advenir +‎ -izo.

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /adbeneˈdiθo/, [aðβeneˈðiθo]

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /adbeneˈdiso/, [aðβeneˈðiso]

Adjective

advenedizo (feminine singular advenediza, masculine plural advenedizos, feminine plural advenedizas)

Noun

advenedizo m (plural advenedizos, feminine advenediza, feminine plural advenedizas)

outsider
upstart, social climber
Synonyms: arribista, trepador

Further reading

“advenedizo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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