atuendo

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd

Proto-Italic *ad

Proto-Italic *ad-

Latin ad-

Proto-Indo-European *sten-?

Proto-Indo-European *(s)tenh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Proto-Indo-European *(s)tonh₂éyeti

Proto-Italic *tonaō

Latin tono

Latin attonō

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Italic *-tus

Latin -tus

Latin attonitus

Spanish atuendo

Inherited from Latin attonitus (“stunned, dazed”). Doublet of atónito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈtwendo/ [aˈt̪wẽn̪.d̪o]
• Rhymes: -endo
• Syllabification: a‧tuen‧do

Noun

atuendo m (plural atuendos)

1. attire, clothing, dress

   Synonyms: atavío, ropa, ropaje, vestidura, vestuario

2. pomp, ostentation

   Synonyms: aparato, ostentación, pompa

Further reading

• “atuendo”, 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