vergüenza

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish berguença, from Latin verēcundia, from verēcundus (feeling shame), from vereor (to respect, revere, fear). Doublet of the rare borrowing verecundia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /beɾˈɡwenθa/ [beɾˈɣ̞wẽn̟.θa]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /beɾˈɡwensa/ [beɾˈɣ̞wẽn.sa]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -enθa
  • Rhymes: -ensa
  • Syllabification: ver‧güen‧za

Noun

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vergüenza f (plural vergüenzas)

  1. shame
    Synonyms: pudor, acholo
  2. embarrassment
    Synonyms: (Latin America) pena, (Peru) palta

Derived terms

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Further reading

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