sensiblero
/sensiˈbleɾo/
The Spanish word for mushy is sensiblero. Wiktionary also lists sentimental.
Meaning: overly sappy, corny, or cheesy (adj)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | IPA |
|---|---|
| sensiblero | /sensiˈbleɾo/ |
| sentimental | /sentimenˈtal/ |
The word is used to describe someone or something that is overly sappy, corny or cheesy.
Which one should you use?
While sentimental is a neutral or even positive description of someone who feels deeply, sensiblero carries a negative connotation of being excessively sappy or 'mushy' in a way that is annoying or unrealistic.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective sensiblero must agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies, changing to sensibleras for feminine plural nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
/sensiˈbleɾo/
Did you know?
- While English uses 'mushy' to describe both emotions and physical textures like soft food, in Spanish sensiblero is strictly reserved for emotional sapiness and cannot be used for food.
- The suffix -ero in sensiblero is commonly used to turn nouns into professions, such as in panadero for 'baker' or ingeniero for 'engineer'.
- Spanish has the word cursi to describe 'cheesy' things, which is often used interchangeably with sensiblero when referring to romantic gestures.
Examples in context
- Esta película es muy sentimental.This movie is very mushy.
- A veces encuentro los discursos extremadamente empalagosos.Sometimes I find speeches extremely mushy.
- Me encanta leer cuentos tiernos antes de dormir.I love reading mushy stories before going to sleep.
- Esta canción es muy melosa, siempre me hace pensar en el amor.This song is very mushy, it always makes me think about love.
- Esta carta que me escribiste es realmente melosa.This letter you wrote me is really mushy.
- ¡No seas tan cursi!Don't be so mushy!
- ¿Por qué siempre me envías mensajes tan cursis?Why do you always send me such mushy messages?
- Esa película es demasiado sensiblera.That movie is too mushy.
- No me gusta ese tipo de romance sensiblero.I don't like that kind of corny romance.
- Su discurso fue un poco sensiblero.His speech was a bit cheesy.
Example conversation
Alejandro and María are discussing a romantic movie.
- AlejandroMira qué escena tan bonita.Look what a beautiful scene.
- MaríaAy, Alejandro, eres muy sensiblero.Oh, Alejandro, you are so mushy.
- AlejandroEs que es muy romántico.It's just that it is very romantic.
- MaríaPara mí es demasiado cursi.For me, it is too cheesy.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “mushy” translations and entries sensiblero, sentimental, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
