degüello

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /deˈɡweʝo/ [d̪eˈɣ̞we.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /deˈɡweʎo/ [d̪eˈɣ̞we.ʎo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /deˈɡweʃo/ [d̪eˈɣ̞we.ʃo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /deˈɡweʒo/ [d̪eˈɣ̞we.ʒo]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -eʝo
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -eʎo
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -eʃo
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -eʒo

Syllabification: de‧güe‧llo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from degollar.

Noun

degüello m (plural degüellos)

slitting of a throat
- 1888, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Ismael:
  En ese momento, Ismael, que apenas había despegado los labios desde que se incorporó al grupo, sin experimentar ninguna emoción ante el degüello -gritó con enojo:
  -¡No matar!
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

Verb

degüello

first-person singular present indicative of degollar

Further reading

“degüello”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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