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Spanish
Etymology
From balda (“(obsolete) worthless thing”) + -ío, from Andalusian Arabic (báṭla), itself from Arabic بَاطِلَة (bāṭila, “vain, useless”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /balˈdio/
- Rhymes: -io
- Syllabification: bal‧dí‧o
Adjective
baldío (feminine baldía, masculine plural baldíos, feminine plural baldías)
- barren, waste
- lazy, idle
Derived terms
Noun
baldío m (plural baldíos)
- wasteland
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