jolgorio

Spanish

Etymology

From holgorio, from holgar (“to rest, be idle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xolˈɡoɾjo/ [xolˈɣ̞o.ɾjo]
• Rhymes: -oɾjo
• Syllabification: jol‧go‧rio

Noun

jolgorio m (plural jolgorios)

1. merrymaking

Further reading

• “jolgorio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10