desatino

See also: desatinó

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.zaˈt͡ʃĩ.nu/, /d͡ʒi.zaˈt͡ʃĩ.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.zaˈt͡ʃĩ.nu/, /d͡ʒi.zaˈt͡ʃĩ.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.zaˈt͡ʃi.no/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.zɐˈti.nu/

Noun

desatino m (plural desatinos)

1. lack of tact, moderation, or prudence
2. nonsense, an act of madness

Etymology 2

Verb

desatino

1. first-person singular present indicative of desatinar

Further reading

• “desatino”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “desatino”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desaˈtino/ [d̪e.saˈt̪i.no]
• Rhymes: -ino
• Syllabification: de‧sa‧ti‧no

Etymology 1

Deverbal from desatinar.

Noun

desatino m (plural desatinos)

1. lack of tact, moderation, or prudence
2. nonsense (an act of madness)

Etymology 2

Verb

desatino

1. first-person singular present indicative of desatinar

Further reading

• “desatino”, 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