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Portuguese
Etymology 1
From des- + alento.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.zaˈlẽ.tu/, /d͡ʒi.zaˈlẽ.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.zaˈlẽ.to/
Noun
desalento m (plural desalentos)
- dismay
- consternation
- despondency
Etymology 2
Verb
desalento
- first-person singular present indicative of desalentar