advenedizo

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From older avenedizo, from Vulgar Latin *advenĭtīcius, a restructured form of Latin adventīcius. Doublet of adventicio. The first /d/ of modern advenedizo was probably taken either from adventicio or directly from Latin adventīcius.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /adbeneˈdiθo/ [að̞.β̞e.neˈð̞i.θo]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /adbeneˈdiso/ [að̞.β̞e.neˈð̞i.so]
  • Rhymes: -iθo
  • Rhymes: -iso
  • Syllabification: ad‧ve‧ne‧di‧zo

Adjective

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advenedizo (feminine advenediza, masculine plural advenedizos, feminine plural advenedizas)

  1. foreign
  2. upstart

Noun

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advenedizo m (plural advenedizos, feminine advenediza, feminine plural advenedizas)

  1. outsider
    Synonyms: forasta, forastero
  2. upstart, social climber
    Synonyms: arribista, trepador

See also

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Further reading

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