riesgo

riesgo

1. neuter of riesgu

Inherited from Old Spanish riesco, possibly from Vulgar Latin *resecum, deverbal of Latin resecō. Doublet of risco.

• IPA^(key): /ˈrjesɡo/ [ˈrjez.ɣ̞o]

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• Rhymes: -esɡo
• Syllabification: ries‧go

riesgo m (plural riesgos)

1. chance; risk; the possibility of harm or an unfavorable outcome from random chance

   capital de riesgo ― venture capital

   corre el riesgo ― it runs the risk

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