desperdicio

See also: desperdício and desperdició

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /despeɾˈdiθjo/ [d̪es.peɾˈð̞i.θjo]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /despeɾˈdisjo/ [d̪es.peɾˈð̞i.sjo]
(Spain) Rhymes: -iθjo
(Latin America) Rhymes: -isjo
Syllabification: des‧per‧di‧cio

Etymology 1

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin disperditiōnem (“destruction, ruin”).

Noun

desperdicio m (plural desperdicios)

waste
Synonyms: desecho, derroche, disipación

Related terms

desperdiciar

Descendants

Portuguese: desperdício

Verb

desperdicio

first-person singular present indicative of desperdiciar

Further reading

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

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