pelmazo

Spanish

Etymology

pelma +‎ -azo (possibly a pre-literary early Romance formation); alternatively, pelmazo was the original term from which pelma was a shortening[1]. The term probably derives from Latin pegma, ultimately from Ancient Greek πῆγμα (pêgma). It is also possible to see pelmazo as deriving from the Greek derivative πηγμάτιον (pēgmátion) (through a Vulgar Latin intermediate)[2].

Noun

pelmazo m (plural pelmazos)

  1. Augmentative of pelma; great bore

References
  1. http://dle.rae.es/?id=SPJVal6
  2. https://www.scribd.com/document/158436269/Diccionario-Critico-Etimologico-castellano-MI-RI-Corominas-Joan-pdf
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