desalojo

See also: desalojó

Portuguese

Verb

desalojo

1. first-person singular present indicative of desalojar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desaˈloxo/ [d̪e.saˈlo.xo]
• Rhymes: -oxo
• Syllabification: de‧sa‧lo‧jo

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-

Proto-Italic *dis-

Latin dis-

Old Spanish des-

Spanish des-

Spanish alojar

Spanish desalojardeverb.

Spanish desalojo

Deverbal from desalojar.

Noun

desalojo m (plural desalojos)

1. eviction

   Synonyms: desalojamiento, desahucio

   • 2019 July 7, Nando Cruz, “Perreando contra Blackstone”, in El Periódico‎^[1]:

     Así, el público palpa la situación y ejerce de escudo humano ante un posible desalojo.

     Thus, the public feels the situation and acts as a human shield against a possible eviction.

Etymology 2

Verb

desalojo

1. first-person singular present indicative of desalojar

Further reading

• “desalojo”, 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