goteo

See also: goteó

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡoˈteo/ [ɡoˈt̪e.o]
• Rhymes: -eo
• Syllabification: go‧te‧o

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Spanish gota

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Latin -izāre

Spanish -ear

Spanish goteardeverb.

Spanish goteo

Deverbal from gotear.

Noun

goteo m (plural goteos)

1. dripping, drip
2. trickle

Derived terms

• riego por goteo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

goteo

1. first-person singular present indicative of gotear

Further reading

• “goteo”, 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