firulete
Spanish, noun/fiɾuˈlete/
firulete is spelled F-I-R-U-L-E-T-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 27 million words in written Spanish, the 187,919th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Firulete is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “A superfluous and tasteless ornament or decoration” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Adorno superfluo, innecesario o de mal gusto”.
What does firulete mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineA superfluous and tasteless ornament or decoration.
- 2
masculineAny of the four diacritical marks that are used in Spanish: the acute accent, diaeresis, tilde, and tittle.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Adorno superfluo, innecesario o de mal gusto. 2. Cierto movimiento particular en el tango, en donde los performantes entrelazan sus piernas. 3. Diacrítico.
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 firulete
- firuletes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce firulete?
- /fiɾuˈlete/
- [fi.ɾuˈle.t̪e]
- [fiɾuˈlet̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is firulete in Spanish?
firulete appears about once in every 27 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).