testarudo

/testaˈɾudo/ · B2 · adj

stubborn, obstinate, willful

🐂 testarudo = testa (head) + rudo (hard, rough): hard-headed

Spanish testa means head, and rudo means rough or hard. Put together, testarudo describes someone hard-headed, who will not change their mind. The English words obstinate and stubborn both fit this meaning.

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