friolero

Language: Spanish · [fɾjoˈleɾo] · Pronunciation: free-oh-LEH-roh

Meaning

someone who always feels the cold — nesh, as the North says

The story

A friolero digs the scarf out in September and nudges the thermostat up when nobody is looking. Spanish treats it as an ordinary word, and the north of England has its own: anyone in Stockport can tell you the friolero of the family is simply nesh.

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Which language is it from?

Spanish

How does it sound to native speakers?

An everyday word

Where would you hear it?

During the office thermostat war

What does it mean?

Someone who always feels the cold

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