deceso

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēcessus (“death”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈθeso/ [d̪eˈθe.so] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /deˈseso/ [d̪eˈse.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eso
• Syllabification: de‧ce‧so

Noun

deceso m (plural decesos)

1. decease, death

   Synonyms: muerte, fallecimiento, defunción

Further reading

• “deceso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024