rechazo

See also: rechazó

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈt͡ʃaθo/ [reˈt͡ʃa.θo] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /reˈt͡ʃaso/ [reˈt͡ʃa.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθo (Spain)
• Rhymes: -aso (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: re‧cha‧zo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from rechazar.

Noun

rechazo m (plural rechazos)

1. refusal

   Synonyms: negativa, rechazamiento

2. (medicine) rejection
3. recoil (of a gun)

   Synonym: retroceso

Derived terms

• de rechazo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rechazo

1. first-person singular present indicative of rechazar

Further reading

• “rechazo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10