desmadre

See also: desmadré

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desˈmadɾe/ [d̪ezˈma.ð̞ɾe]
• Rhymes: -adɾe
• Syllabification: des‧ma‧dre

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

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

Proto-Italic *dis-

Latin dis-

Old Spanish des-

Spanish des-

Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr

Proto-Italic *mātēr

Latin māter

Spanish madre

Spanish -ar

Spanish desmadrardeverb.

Spanish desmadre

Deverbal from desmadrar.

Noun

desmadre m (plural desmadres)

1. (slang) disorder; chaos; mess

   Synonyms: desorden, caos

Etymology 2

Verb

desmadre

1. inflection of desmadrar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “desmadre”, 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