abandó

See also: abando

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French a bandon. First attested in the 13th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ə.βənˈdu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.bənˈdo]
• IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.βənˈdo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.banˈdo]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [a.βanˈdo]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

abandó m (plural abandons)

1. abandonment

   Synonym: abandonament

2. withdrawal; retirement (from a competition, etc.)

Related terms

• abandonar

Further reading

• “abandó”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “abandó” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “abandó”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)