despacho

See also: despachó

English

Noun

despacho (plural despachos)

1. A Peruvian sacred shamanic offering.

Galician

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desˈpat͡ʃo/ [d̪es̺ˈpa̠.t͡ʃʊ]
• Rhymes: -atʃo
• Hyphenation: des‧pa‧cho

Noun

despacho m (plural despachos)

1. office, study
2. dispatch

Further reading

• “despacho”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “despacho”, in DIGALEGO - Dicionario de Galego (in Galician), Ir Indo; Xunta de Galicia, 2013 [2004]
• “despacho”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈpa.ʃu/, /d͡ʒisˈpa.ʃu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈpa.ʃu/, /d͡ʒisˈpa.ʃu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʃˈpa.ʃu/, /d͡ʒiʃˈpa.ʃu/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃˈpa.ʃu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃˈpa.ʃu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃˈpat.ʃu/

• Rhymes: -aʃu, (Northern Portugal) -at͡ʃu
• Hyphenation: des‧pa‧cho

Etymology 1

Deverbal from despachar.

Noun

despacho m (plural despachos)

1. dispatch (a message sent quickly)
2. the act of sending something or someone
3. (Brazil) offerings to the entities worshiped in Afro-Brazilian religions, often for the realization of a spell

   Synonym: macumba

4. (law) judicial decision in which something is approved or denied

   Synonym: determinação

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

despacho

1. first-person singular present indicative of despachar

Further reading

• “despacho”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “despacho”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
• “despacho”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “despacho”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “despacho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desˈpat͡ʃo/ [d̪esˈpa.t͡ʃo]
• Rhymes: -atʃo
• Syllabification: des‧pa‧cho

Etymology 1

Deverbal from despachar.

Noun

despacho m (plural despachos)

1. dispatch
2. office

   Synonym: oficina

Derived terms

• antedespacho
• despacho de abogados
• Despacho Oval
• primer secretario de Estado y del despacho

Descendants

• Catalan: despatx

Etymology 2

Verb

despacho

1. first-person singular present indicative of despachar

Further reading

• “despacho”, 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