Today’s Spanish word of the day is “estúpido” in the masculine form, or “estúpida” in the feminine form.
It’s an adjective meaning “stupid” or “foolish”, and can also be used as a noun meaning “idiot”.
The word “estúpido” comes from Latin stupidus, meaning “amazed” or “confounded”, which in turn derived from stupere, meaning “to be stunned”. This is also the root of the English word “stupid”.
Example sentences
Fue una decisión estúpida.
It was a stupid decision.
No seas estúpido.
Don’t be stupid.
Se sintió estúpido después de lo que dijo.
He felt stupid after what he said.
A veces me siento estúpido cuando no entiendo algo.
Sometimes I feel stupid when I don’t understand something.
Fue estúpido de mi parte no leer los términos y condiciones.
It was stupid of me not to read the terms and conditions.
