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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /diˈseɲo/
- Rhymes: -eɲo
- Syllabification: di‧se‧ño
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Italian disegno.
Noun
diseño m (plural diseños)
- design
- (computing, Internet) layout
- (historical) a rough map required to accompany Spanish and Mexican land grant petitions made in Alta California prior to the Mexican-American War
1888, Francesco Piccioli, Trabajos de repoblación practicados en Francia:El diseño tomado con este instrumento pone de relieve, como la fotografía, todos los accidentes naturales del terreno- The map drawn by this instrument highlights all the natural features of the ground, like photography.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
diseño
- first-person singular present indicative of diseñar
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