contrapeso

Galician

Noun

contrapeso m (plural contrapesos)

1. counterweight, counterbalance

Derived terms

• pesos e contrapesos

Related terms

• peso

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Noun

contrapeso m (plural contrapesos)

1. counterweight (weight used to balance a load)

Etymology 2

Verb

contrapeso

1. first-person singular present indicative of contrapesar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kontɾaˈpeso/ [kõn̪.t̪ɾaˈpe.so]
• Rhymes: -eso
• Syllabification: con‧tra‧pe‧so

Etymology 1

From contra- +‎ peso.

Noun

contrapeso m (plural contrapesos)

1. counterweight

Related terms

• peso

 

Etymology 2

Verb

contrapeso

1. first-person singular present indicative of contrapesar

Further reading

• “contrapeso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16