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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin expositus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eɡsˈposito/
- Rhymes: -osito
- Syllabification: ex‧pó‧si‧to
Adjective
expósito (feminine expósita, masculine plural expósitos, feminine plural expósitas)
- (of a child) abandoned at birth
Noun
expósito m (plural expósitos, feminine expósita, feminine plural expósitas)
- foundling
- Synonyms: peño, echadillo, enechado, inclusero
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