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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dekoˈmiso/
- Rhymes: -iso
- Syllabification: de‧co‧mi‧so
Etymology 1
Univerbation of de + comiso. First attested in 1656. (see quotations)
Noun
decomiso m (plural decomisos)
- (law) forfeiture, confiscation, seizure
- Synonym: comiso
1656 February 5, Jerónimo de Barrionuevo, chapter CXXX, in A. Paz y Mélia, editor, Avisos de D. Jerónimo de Barrionuevo (1654-1658), volume II, Madrid, published 1892, page 291: —Rasgo del Rey de Portugal contra las galas.—Decomiso en Portugal.—Malos procedimientos del Sueco.— - (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Etymology 2
Verb
decomiso
- first-person singular present indicative of decomisar
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