soborno

See also: sobornó

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish soborno (“bribe”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: so‧bor‧no

Noun

soborno

1. bribe

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soˈboɾno/ [soˈβ̞oɾ.no]
• Rhymes: -oɾno
• Syllabification: so‧bor‧no

Etymology 1

Deverbal from sobornar.

Noun

soborno m (plural sobornos)

1. bribery

   Synonym: cohecho

2. bribe

   Synonym: (obsolete) alfadía

3. (formal) subornation

   Synonym: sobornación

Related terms

• sobornar

Etymology 2

Verb

soborno

1. first-person singular present indicative of sobornar

Further reading

• “soborno”, 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