desmayo

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See also: desmayó

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /desˈmaʝo/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /desˈmaʃo/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /desˈmaʒo/

  • Rhymes: -aʝo
  • Syllabification: des‧ma‧yo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from desmayar.

Noun

desmayo m (plural desmayos)

  1. swoon, faint (act of fainting)
    Synonym: patatús

Etymology 2

Verb

desmayo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of desmayar

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