destacable

Catalan

Etymology

From destacar +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [dəs.təˈkab.blə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [des.taˈka.ble]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [des.taˈkab.ble]

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Adjective

destacable m or f (masculine and feminine plural destacables)

1. notable, noteworthy, remarkable

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

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

Proto-Italic *dis-

Latin dis-

Old French des-

Middle French des-

Proto-Indo-European *de

Proto-Indo-European *-h₁

Proto-Indo-European *déh₁

Proto-Italic *dē

Latin dē

Latin dē-lbor.

French dé-

French tacher

French détacherbor.

Spanish destacar

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Old Spanish -abile

Spanish -able

Spanish destacable

From destacar + -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /destaˈkable/ [d̪es.t̪aˈka.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -able
• Syllabification: des‧ta‧ca‧ble

Adjective

destacable m or f (masculine and feminine plural destacables)

1. noteworthy, remarkable, notable

Derived terms

• destacablemente

Further reading

• “destacable”, 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