deshonesto

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 honesto

Spanish deshonesto

From des- + honesto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desoˈnesto/ [d̪e.soˈnes.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -esto
• Syllabification: des‧ho‧nes‧to

Adjective

deshonesto (feminine deshonesta, masculine plural deshonestos, feminine plural deshonestas)

1. dishonest

   Synonyms: torpe, chapucero (Mexico)

Derived terms

• deshonestamente
• deshonestidad

Further reading

• “deshonesto”, 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