Spanish
Etymology
From jayán (“lewd, vulgar”) + -ería.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xaʝaneˈɾia/ [xa.ʝa.neˈɾi.a]
- IPA(key): /xaʝaneˈɾia/ [xa.ʝa.neˈɾi.a] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
- IPA(key): /xaʃaneˈɾia/ [xa.ʃa.neˈɾi.a] (Buenos Aires and environs)
- IPA(key): /xaʒaneˈɾia/ [xa.ʒa.neˈɾi.a] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Rhymes: -ia
- Syllabification: ja‧ya‧ne‧rí‧a
Noun
jayanería f (plural jayanerías)
- (colloquial, Honduras, Nicaragua) lewd, vulgar action or joke
- Synonym: jayanada
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