adjective/pendenˈθjeɾo/
quarrelsome (looking for a fight)
“Era agresivo, pendenciero; gustaba de llevar la contraria, y si, por ejemplo, se hacía en la mesa política progresista, que era lo más común, salía él, como un rehilete, defendiendo el espadón de Narváez.” — He was aggressive and quarrelsome; he liked challenging what people told him and if progressive politics was mentioned during mass, which normally was the case, he shot out like an arrow, defending Narváez's espadon.
Synonyms: bullanguero, camorrista
Related: pendencieramente
Etymology tree Spanish pender Spanish -encia Spanish pendencia Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Spanish -ero Spanish pendenciero From pendencia + -ero.