badulaque
Spanish, noun/baduˈlake/
badulaque is spelled B-A-D-U-L-A-Q-U-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 21 million words in written Spanish, the 167,210th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Badulaque is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “chanfaina” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Afeite compuesto de varios ingredientes, que se usaba en otro tiempo”.
What does badulaque mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Spainfemininemasculineobsoleteoffensivedumb, having the properties of an imbecile
noun
- 1
femininemasculineobsoleteoffensivedimwit, imbecile
noun
- 1
Spainmasculinechanfaina
- 2
Spainmasculinea cosmetic made of various plants and herbs
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Afeite compuesto de varios ingredientes, que se usaba en otro tiempo. 2. Chanfaina. 3. Persona de poca razón y fundamento. 4. Faltón (que falta a sus compromisos).
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of badulaque
- badulaques feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce badulaque?
- /baduˈlake/
- [ba.ð̞uˈla.ke]
- [bað̞uˈlake]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is badulaque in Spanish?
badulaque appears about once in every 21 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).