perogrullada
Spanish
Etymology
Perogrullo + -ada, after the folk character Pedro Grullo, known for making unnecessary, obvious statements.
Pronunciation
- (Castilian) IPA(key): /peɾoɡɾuˈʎada/, [peɾoɣɾuˈʎaða]
- (Latin America) IPA(key): /peɾoɡɾuˈɟ͡ʝada/, [peɾoɣɾuˈʝaða]
Noun
perogrullada f (plural perogrulladas)
- truism (obvious truth)
- 2015 August 2, Zsófia Bán, ““Perdón por nuestro Gobierno””, in El País:
- Uno suele pensar que las perogrulladas son verdades generales, aprende a aceptarlas como se aceptan las reglas que se enseñan en el colegio, que el aceite no se mezcla con el agua o que las ballenas no son peces sino mamíferos.
- One tends to think that truisms are general truths; we learn to accept them like the rules taught in school are accepted, that oil doesn't mix with water or that whales aren't fish but rather mammals.
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Further reading
- “perogrullada” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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