yermo

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Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin erēmus, from Ancient Greek ἐρῆμος (erêmos), ἔρημος (érēmos, lonely, solitary, desert, waste).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝeɾmo/ [ˈɟ͡ʝeɾ.mo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃeɾmo/ [ˈʃeɾ.mo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒeɾmo/ [ˈʒeɾ.mo]

Noun

yermo m (plural yermos)

  1. wasteland

Adjective

yermo (feminine yerma, masculine plural yermos, feminine plural yermas)

  1. barren; deserted

See also