desperdicio

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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desperdicio m (plural desperdicios)

  1. waste
    Synonyms: desecho, derroche, disipación
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Descendants
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  • Portuguese: desperdício

Etymology 2

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Verb

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desperdicio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of desperdiciar

Further reading

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