demora

See also: demorá

Catalan

Etymology

From demorar.

Noun

demora f (plural demores)

1. delay

   Synonym: endarreriment

Further reading

• “demora” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “demora”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “demora” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “demora” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Back-formation from demorar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɨ.ˈmɔ.ɾɐ/
• Hyphenation: de‧mo‧ra

Noun

demora f (plural s)

1. delay

Verb

demora

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Spanish

Etymology

From demorar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈmoɾa/ [d̪eˈmo.ɾa]

Noun

demora f (plural demoras)

1. delay

   Synonyms: atraso, retraso, tardanza

Verb

demora

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of demorar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of demorar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of demorar.

Further reading

• “demora”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014