desalento

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See also: desalentó

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)

  1. dismay
  2. consternation
  3. despondency

Etymology 2

Verb

desalento

  1. first-person singular present indicative of desalentar