contradecir

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin contrādīcō, from contrā (against) + dīcō (to speak).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /kontɾadeˈθiɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kontɾadeˈsiɾ/
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: con‧tra‧de‧cir

Verb

contradecir (first-person singular present contradigo, first-person singular preterite contradije, past participle contradicho)

  1. (transitive) to contradict, to belie

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