déspota

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See also: despota

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛs.po.tɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛʃ.po.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛs.po.ta/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛʃ.pu.tɐ/

Noun

déspota m (plural déspotas)

despot

Spanish

Alternative forms

déspoto (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian despota, from Medieval Latin despota, from Ancient Greek δεσπότης (despótēs, “master, absolute ruler”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdespota/
Rhymes: -espota
Syllabification: dés‧po‧ta

Noun

déspota m or f by sense (plural déspotas)

despot

Derived terms

Further reading

“déspota”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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