desempleo

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

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Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu.

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

Proto-Italic *dis-

Latin dis-

Old Spanish des-

Spanish des-

Spanish empleardeverb.

Spanish empleo

Spanish desempleo

From des- + empleo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desemˈpleo/ [d̪es.ẽmˈple.o]
• Rhymes: -eo
• Syllabification: des‧em‧ple‧o

Noun

desempleo m (plural desempleos)

1. unemployment

   Synonyms: paro, cesantía

Related terms

• desempleado

Further reading

• “desempleo”, 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

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /desemˈpleo/ [d̪ɛ.sɛmˈplɛː.jo]
• Rhymes: -eo
• Syllabification: de‧sem‧ple‧o

Noun

desempleo (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜐᜒᜋ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜎᜒᜌᜓ)

1. alternative form of des-empleo