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Catalan
Verb
delito
- first-person singular present indicative of delitar
Latin
Pronunciation
Participle
dēlitō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of dēlitus
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin dēlictum.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -itu
- Hyphenation: de‧li‧to
Noun
delito m (plural delitos)
- crime; offense
- Synonym: crime
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dēlictum. Cognate with English delict.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deˈlito/
- Rhymes: -ito
- Syllabification: de‧li‧to
Noun
delito m (plural delitos)
- crime; offense
- Synonyms: crimen, delincuencia
Usage notes
- Delito is a false friend, and does not mean delight. The Spanish word for delight is deleite.
- crimen refers to very serious crimes such as murder or assault, delito refers to any violation of the law.
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