galimatías

See also: galimatias

Spanish

Etymology

From French galimatias, from Ancient Greek κατά Ματθαῖον (katá Matthaîon, “according to Matthew”), in reference to the way he describes the genealogy at the beginning of his Gospel.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡalimaˈtias/, [ɡalimaˈt̪ias]
  • Rhymes: -ias
  • Hyphenation: ga‧li‧ma‧tí‧as

Noun

galimatías m (uncountable)

  1. jabber

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