Había un pijo de gente esperando frente al estadio.
There were loads of people waiting outside the stadium.
Su personaje es un joven pijo obsesionado con las marcas.
His character is a preppy young man obsessed with brands.
Usar pijo con este sentido puede resultar ofensivo.
Using dick in this sense can be offensive.
Abrieron varias tiendas pijas en la avenida.
Several upmarket shops opened on the avenue.
Similar words
montón
snob
falo
polla
cursi
multitud
verga
miembro
pituco
fresa
Meanings
Affectedly upper-class person in Spain
adjective
society
informal
In Spain, describes or names a person whose clothes, manners, or speech affectedly display tastes associated with a wealthy social class, usually with a disparaging tone.
Examples
En el instituto lo llamaban pijo por su ropa y su forma de hablar.
At school they called him posh because of his clothes and way of speaking.
Ella rechaza que la consideren pija solo por vivir en ese barrio.
She rejects being considered posh just because she lives in that neighbourhood.
Los pijos de la serie hablan con una afectación deliberada.
The posh people in the series speak with deliberate affectation.
Su personaje es un joven pijo obsesionado con las marcas.
His character is a preppy young man obsessed with brands.
La caricatura presenta a una pija que presume de apellido y dinero.
The cartoon shows a posh woman boasting about her surname and money.
In Spain, describes a thing, place, or style considered characteristic of affectedly wealthy people or an affluent social class, usually disparagingly.
Examples
Eligieron un colegio pijo a las afueras de Madrid.
They chose a posh school outside Madrid.
El bar se volvió demasiado pijo para la clientela habitual.
The bar became too upmarket for its regular customers.
Llevaba una chaqueta muy pija para una excursión por el campo.
He wore a very posh jacket for a country walk.
La boda tuvo un aire pijo que incomodó a algunos invitados.
The wedding had a posh air that made some guests uncomfortable.
Abrieron varias tiendas pijas en la avenida.
Several upmarket shops opened on the avenue.
Similar words
exclusivo
lujoso
elitista
selecto
pretencioso
snob
Vulgar word for the penis
noun
anatomy
slang
A vulgar noun for the penis, used without a regional restriction in the standard dictionary.
Examples
El médico empleó un término clínico en vez de pijo.
The doctor used a clinical term instead of dick.
El niño repitió pijo sin saber que era una palabra malsonante.
The child repeated dick without knowing it was offensive.
En esa conversación, pijo era un nombre vulgar del pene.
In that conversation, dick was a vulgar name for the penis.
El guionista eliminó pijo para rebajar el tono de la escena.
The screenwriter removed dick to tone down the scene.
Usar pijo con este sentido puede resultar ofensivo.
Using dick in this sense can be offensive.
Similar words
pene
falo
miembro
verga
pija
polla
Large number in parts of Central America
noun
quantity
informal
In Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua, an informal masculine noun for a very large number of people, animals, or things.
Examples
Había un pijo de gente esperando frente al estadio.
There were loads of people waiting outside the stadium.
Un pijo de mosquitos entró cuando abrimos la ventana.
Loads of mosquitoes came in when we opened the window.
Llegaron un pijo de cajas al almacén esta mañana.
A huge number of boxes arrived at the warehouse this morning.
Se reunió un pijo de curiosos alrededor del accidente.
A crowd of onlookers gathered around the accident.
En la feria vendieron un pijo de entradas.
They sold loads of tickets at the fair.
Similar words
montón
multitud
infinidad
cantidad
barbaridad
sinnúmero
Etymology
The social adjective comes from pija, a vulgar word for the penis that imitates the sound of urination and is compared with Hispanic Arabic píšša.
FAQ
What does pijo mean?
Pijo most often describes affectedly posh people or things in Spain. It can also be a vulgar word for the penis or mean a very large number in Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua.
Is pijo insulting?
The Spanish social senses of pijo are informal and usually disparaging. The anatomical sense is vulgar, while the Central American quantity sense is informal.
What are the feminine and plural forms of pijo?
The feminine is pija, the masculine or mixed plural is pijos, and the feminine plural is pijas.
Where is pijo used for a large number?
The quantity sense of pijo is recorded in Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua.
What does un pijo mean in Spain?
In the fixed expression un pijo, the word means nothing or very little, as in no se veía un pijo. This is a phrase use, not the bare quantity sense.
Where does pijo come from?
The social use of pijo comes from pija, a vulgar anatomical word with an imitative origin linked to the sound of urination.
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