muchedumbre

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish muchedumne, muchidumne, from Latin multitūdinem. Compare the borrowed doublet multitud.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mut͡ʃeˈdumbɾe/
  • Rhymes: -umbɾe
  • Syllabification: mu‧che‧dum‧bre

Noun

muchedumbre f (plural muchedumbres)

  1. crowd
    Synonyms: gentío, multitud, turba
    • 2022 December 8, Juan Diego Quesada, Inés Santaeulalia, “Los 180 minutos que hicieron temblar Perú”, in El País, retrieved 2022-12-08:
      Comenzó su presidencia aclamado en las plazas por las muchedumbres como el hombre humilde que venía a representar a los que nunca habían gobernado en Perú.
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  2. multitude
    Synonyms: abundancia, multitud

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