abuso

See also: abusó and abusò

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əˈβu.zu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əˈbu.zo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈbu.zo]

Verb

abuso

1. first-person singular present indicative of abusar

Central Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abuso, from Latin abūsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈbuso/ [ʔaˈbu.so]
• Rhymes: -uso
• Hyphenation: a‧bu‧so

Noun

abuso (Basahan spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜐᜓ)

1. abuse
2. maltreatment

   Synonym: maltrato

3. grievance

   Synonyms: gabat, kuri

Derived terms

• abusado
• abusohan
• mag-abuso

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abuso, from Latin abūsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈbuso/ [ʔaˈbu.so]
• Rhymes: -uso
• Hyphenation: a‧bu‧so

Noun

abúso

1. abuse, impropriety

Verb

abúso

1. to abuse, beguile, cheat, misuse

Derived terms

• abusohon
• mag-abuso

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbu.zo/
• Rhymes: -uzo
• Hyphenation: a‧bù‧so

Etymology 1

From Latin abūsus.

Noun

abuso m (plural abusi)

1. overuse
2. abuse, misuse

Derived terms

• abusare

Related terms

• abusivo

Etymology 2

Verb

abuso

1. first-person singular present indicative of abusare

Further reading

• abuso¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [aˈbuː.soː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [aˈbuː.s̬o]

Participle

abūsō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of abūsus

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈbu.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈbu.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈbu.zo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈbu.zu/ [ɐˈβu.zu]

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Hyphenation: a‧bu‧so

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin abūsus.

Noun

abuso m (plural abusos)

1. abuse

Derived terms

• abusar
• abusivo
• abuso de autoridade

Etymology 2

Verb

abuso

1. first-person singular present indicative of abusar

Further reading

• “abuso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “abuso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbuso/ [aˈβ̞u.so]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uso
• Syllabification: a‧bu‧so

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin abūsus.

Noun

abuso m (plural abusos)

1. abuse
2. overuse

   Synonym: sobreuso

Derived terms

• abusar
• abuso de autoridad
• abuso de confianza
• abuso de derecho
• abuso de menores
• abuso de poder
• abuso de superioridad
• abuso sexual
• antiabuso

Related terms

• abusivo

Descendants

• → Hiligaynon: abuso
• → Tagalog: abuso

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

abuso

1. first-person singular present indicative of abusar

Further reading

• “abuso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abuso (“abuse”), from Latin abūsus.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈbuso/ [ʔɐˈbuː.so]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uso
• Syllabification: a‧bu‧so

Noun

abuso (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜐᜓ)

1. abuse; maltreatment

   Synonyms: pagmamalupit, pang-aapi, panggagahasa, maltrato

Derived terms

• abusuhin
• mag-abuso
• pag-aabuso
• pag-aabusuhan

Related terms

• abusada
• abusado
• abusera
• abusero
• abusibo
• abuso de kumpiyansa
• abusyon
• uso

Further reading

• “abuso”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “abuso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 5