Portuguese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From des- + alento.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.zaˈlẽ.tu/, /d͡ʒi.zaˈlẽ.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.zaˈlẽ.to/
desalento m (plural desalentos)
- dismay
- consternation
- despondency
Etymology 2[edit]
desalento
- first-person singular present indicative of desalentar