expósito

See also: exposito and Exposito

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin expositus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eɡsˈposito/ [eɣ̞sˈpo.si.t̪o]
Rhymes: -osito
Syllabification: ex‧pó‧si‧to

Adjective

expósito (feminine expósita, masculine plural expósitos, feminine plural expósitas)

(of a child) abandoned at birth

Noun

expósito m (plural expósitos, feminine expósita, feminine plural expósitas)

foundling
Synonyms: echadillo, enechado, inclusero

Further reading

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

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