Baladí

poli · #1 May 21, 2024, 05:02 PM

In Spain, baladí means a trivial matter. Is this term anything you have heard in Latin America?

**Rusty** · #2 May 21, 2024, 07:49 PM

I never heard this said in Central America. Its origin is Hispanic Arabic.

**AngelicaDeAlquezar** · #3 May 21, 2024, 09:08 PM

It's higher register; you will most likely find it in formal writing or when people show their more educated use of language.

**Rusty** · #4 May 21, 2024, 10:11 PM

I mostly hung out with campesinos (not much higher-register usage there).

**AngelicaDeAlquezar** · #5 May 21, 2024, 10:58 PM

Yeah, among the people I know, even among teachers, the word is pretty uncommon, when not unknown.

poli · #6 May 22, 2024, 05:20 AM

That's what I expected. I never heard the term before. Thanks both of you for confirming my doubt.

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